India, Oct. 16 -- It has been three decades since director Mari Selvaraj, who hails from the southern district of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, left his native to make a career in films. Now, four films old and waiting for his fifth film, Bison, to release in a few days, the filmmaker says how he still sees fear and pain looking back at his native place.

"Every time I go back, there is a fear and pain of how the place has not changed one bit. I wanted to make a film that will speak to all the youngsters there, and that is when Manathi Ganesan's story came," says Mari Selvaraj as he goes on to mention how Ganesan is brother-like to him and one of the greatest kabaddi players.

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