The Terrorist

The film The Terrorist (Theeviravaathi - original Tamil title) portrays a period in the life of a nineteen-year-old woman, Malli (Ayesha Dharkar), sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. It stars Dharkar, K. Krishna and Sonu Sisupal and was directed by Santosh Sivan.

Related Topics:
Ayesha Dharkar - South Asia - Suicide bombing - K. Krishna - Sonu Sisupal - Santosh Sivan

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The film is in Tamil, and is easily read as a commentary on the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, allegedly by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers). Released in 1998, the film was shot in 15 days, with natural lighting, on a budget of $50,000.

Related Topics:
Tamil - Rajiv Gandhi - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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Actor John Malkovich first saw the film at the 1998 Cairo International Film Festival, and subsequently adopted the film as a kind of post-facto executive producer (the reissued film's titles read "John Malkovich Presents").

Related Topics:
John Malkovich - Cairo International Film Festival,

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