Bison Kaalamaadan, Tamil cinema gets a new Kamal Haasan

There is no easy way to say this. In Mali Selvaraj’s Bison Kaalamaadan, young Dhruv Vikram proves himself a better actor than his father Vikram.

- SUBHASH KJHA

I watched the young actor disappear into his character in the way Kamal Haasan did in his earlier films (before he became a parody of himself) or the way Daniel Day Lewis did in My Left Foot, and Matthew McConaughey did in Dallas Buyers Club.

Full marks to the producers for recognising the spark in the young actor after his botched up debut in Aditya Varma. As a Kabaddi player struggling with caste and financial hurdles, Dhruv proves himself the finest actor of the new generation, far ahead of his hyped competitors from Hindi cinema. Providentially, Dhruv gets abundant support from Mari Selvraj’s screenplay, which is taut and rugged, and yet soft and supple when the need arises.