The Terrorist (1998 film)

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This article is about the 1998 Indian film. For other films with similar titles, see Terrorist (disambiguation).

The Terrorist
Movie poster
Tamilபயங்கரவாதி
Directed by
Vishwas
  • Anuradha
    • CinematographySantosh Sivan
    Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
    Music by
    • Rajamani
    • Sonu Sisupal
    Release date
    • 12 January 1999 (1999-01-12)
    Running time
    		95 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageTamil

    The Terrorist (

    suicide bombing
    . It stars Dharker, K. Krishna and Sonu Sisupal. Released in 1998, the film was shot in 15 days, with natural lighting, on a shoestring budget of ₹25 lakh (worth ₹2.2 crore in 2021 prices).

    The film won a number of awards at international

    Samuel Lee Jackson who was interested to cast the heroine of The Terrorist, Ayesha, in a Hollywood film."[2]

    Plot

    The movie focuses on a 19-year-old woman named Malli (based on Kalaivani Rajaratnam), who joined a terrorist organisation at a very young age after her brother was killed in the cause. She eventually volunteers herself to become a suicide bomber in an assassination mission. As the plot moves forward, she discovers the importance of human life, after realising she is pregnant. This causes Malli to question her determination to complete the mission.

    Cast

    Inspiration

    On 21 May 1991,

    Madras
    .

    The suicide bomber,

    LTTE
    member. Kalaivani was a cousin of Shivarasan, the supposed mastermind of the assassination. Kalaivani wore the belt bomb with the explosive material in her lower back region and the power pack, two switches and the circuitry in front.

    When Santosh Sivan, a well-known cinematographer, wanted to make a film on terrorism and about a terrorist, he chose the above events as the inspiration for his story.

    The film is not a direct biography of Kalaivani Rajaratnam, as she had a whole troupe working with her, as backup in case she failed. Also, she was not pregnant at the time of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

    Awards

    Won
    Nominated

    Further reading

    See also

    • Rajiv Gandhi assassination in popular culture

    Footnotes

    References

    1. ^ Ebert, Roger (17 July 2005). "To kill and be killed". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    2. IBNLive. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original
      on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
    3. ^ a b c "2007 Project". Asian Project Market. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
    4. ^ a b "45th National Film Festival" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
    5. ^ a b c "John Malkovich". Santosh Sivan. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

    External links

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