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Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification has now cleared the release of director Mari Selvaraj’s eagerly-awaited sports drama ‘Bison Kaalamaadan’, featuring actor Dhruv Vikram in the lead, with a U/A certificate.

Director Mari Selvaraj took to his X timeline to make the announcement. He wrote, “Kaalamaadan is limitless and he is set to meet everyone on Oct17th!! Censored U/A!! #BisonKaalamaadan! 9 more days to go!!”

For the unaware, the film is scheduled to hit screens on October 17 this year.

The makers of the film had released the first look of ‘Bison’ in March this year. The film has been produced by Applause Entertainment in collaboration with director Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Studios.

Sources close to the unit of the film say that ‘Bison’ will be an electrifying sports drama. Dhruv Vikram plays a kabaddi player in the film, alongside Anupama Parameswaran.

Sources also say that the film is inspired by true events and brings to life a gripping tale of passion, resilience, and triumph against all odds.

Packed with raw energy and Mari Selvaraj’s signature storytelling, ‘Bison’, they say, will be a landmark Tamil film that will leave audiences inspired and exhilarated.

The film’s lead actor, Dhruv Vikram, who has had to make a herculean effort to play the role, had posted an emotional post on Instagram about working on this film when the shooting for this film was wrapped up.

He wrote, “After years of preparation, several months of filming, shedding blood, sweat and tears, it’s finally a wrap on ‘BISON’. The process of shooting and prepping for this film has changed my life. Thank you @mariselvaraj84 Sir for fortifying my soul and giving me an experience of a lifetime.”

The film, which features Anupama Parameswaran as the female lead, also stars Lal, Pasupathy, Rajisha Vijayan, Hari Krishnan, Azhagam Perumal, Aruvi Madhanand and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles.

‘Bison’, short for ‘Bison Kaalamaadan’, has cinematography by Ezhil Arasu K. The film has editing by Sakthi Thiru and is jointly produced by Sameer Nair, Deepak Saigal, director Pa Ranjith and Aditi Anand.

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Chennai, July 30 (IANS) The makers of director Vignesh Raja’s eagerly awaited action entertainer featuring actor Dhanush in the lead have now added to the excitement of fans by releasing a still of Dhanush shooting for the film.

Taking to its X timeline to release the still, Vels Film International, the production house producing the film, wrote, “Straight from the sets of #D54 – Shoot in progress! @dhanushkraja” and posted a picture of Dhanush seen speaking from an STD booth.

The film, which is tentatively being referred to as #D54, features Mamitha Baiju as the heroine. Sources close to the unit said that the film will be a gripping action entertainer.

Expectations from the film have skyrocketed as the film’s tag line — “Sometimes staying dangerous is the only way to stay alive” — has already caught the attention of fans and film buffs.

The film boasts of both a strong cast as well as a brilliant technical crew.

Apart from Dhanush and Mamitha Baiju, the film will also feature, director K S Ravikumar, Jayaram, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Karunas and Prithvi Pandiraj in pivotal roles.

On the technical front, cinematography will be by one of the best in the business, Theni Eswar and editing will be by Sreejith Sarang. Music will be by National Award winner G V Prakash.

More significantly, the story of the film has been jointly penned by writer Alfred Prakash and director Vignesh Raja, the creators of the critically acclaimed superhit investigative thriller ‘Por Thozhil’.

Writer Alfred Prakash, who has been good friends with director Vignesh Raja, had in an earlier interview disclosed that both Vignesh and he understood each other very well.

The writers, who had taken four years to come up with the final version of Por Thozil, believe that it is better when two people write a story together as each writer can use the other as a sounding board to test one’s ideas.

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Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Actor Sudhanshu Pandey, who is widely known for his stint in the show “Anupamaa”, took to social media to praise Aryan Khan for his directorial debut, “The Ba***ds of Bollywood.”

On Thursday, the veteran actor took to his Instagram handle and shared a video of him where he is seen dancing to the track Ghafoor from the series. The clip shows Sudhanshu, clad in black suit, showing his signature moves. Pandey paid tribute to Shah Rukh Khan’s son, praising him as a promising young talent in the industry. Sudhanshu also appreciated Aryan’s work in the popular series and song, expressing admiration for his skills.

The ‘Khiladi 420’ actor wrote, “I rarely follow a trend but this I couldn’t resist .. The best series and the best song .. This is my tribute to the new n most amazing youn talent @___aryan___ Wishing Everyone a very happy Dussehra and Vijay dashmi .. May the good always win over the Bad … inside or outside of us ..#badsofbollywood #love #gaffoor #music Thank u @sagarparekh0111 for making this reel .. ur a genius.”

Aryan Khan has been making waves with his directorial debut, earning praise from several celebrities on social media. Sunny Deol had recently praised Aryan Khan for his project, “The Ba***ds of Bollywood.” He also mentioned Bobby Deol’s reaction to Aryan’s working style, noting that Bobby played a significant role in the show. The Gadar actor further extended his best wishes to Aryan saying that Shah Rukh Khan must have been feeling extremely proud as a father.

“Dear @___aryan___ , your show is looking absolutely fantastic! Bob has been full of praise, your father will be very proud. Wishing you all the very best, beta. Chak De Phatte,” wrote Sunny.

On the professional front, Sudhanshu Pandey was last seen portraying Vanraj Shah in the popular Star Plus show “Anupamaa.” After a successful four-year run, he departed from the series in August 2024.

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