'Dhruv was the hardest-working person on set'

Bison actors Rajisha Vijayan and Anupama Parameshwaran discuss the upcoming film, becoming part of this universe, and the absolute lack of ego between them

- AVINASH RAMACHANDRAN

THE women in Mari Selvaraj’s films are a rare breed.

They don’t just exist for a song here and dance there. They are opinionated and fiercely independent, and even if they aren't both, even that is part of the politics that Mari wants to tell. It is beautiful how the women in his films aren’t just the hero’s pair. They could be a mother, a sister, a random grandma, a colleague, a friend, or even the antagonist’s wife, whose silent act of defiance might change the course of the narrative. That’s why actor Rajisha Vijayan didn’t even ask for the details of her character when Mari asked her if she could be part of his upcoming film, Bison, headlined by Dhruv Vikram.

“When Mari sir asked if I would play an important character in Bison, I just trusted him blindly,” says Rajisha, who made her Tamil debut with Mari's sophomore film, Karnan.