The Terrorist
(Theeviravaathi)
by Santosh Sivan
India
Script: Santosh Sivan, Ravi Deshpande, Vijay Deveshwar
Cinematographer: Santosh Sivan
Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad, Santosh Sivan
Music: Rajamani, Sonu Sisupal
Art Director: Shyam Sunder
Costumes: Anuradha
Cast: Ayesha Dharker, K. Krishna, Sonu Sisupal, Vishwas, Anuradha, Bhavani
Production: Mark Burton, Sunil Doshi, Jit Joshi
Distribution:
Swift
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Year: 2001
35 mm, Colour, 95 min
OV Tamil with French Subtitles
Cairo International Film Festival - Best Film & Best Director
Nineteen-year-old Malli has spent her life in a revolutionary training camp from south India and she has already successfully taken part in a few operations. She is an accomplished terrorist, without mercy nor compassion, who grew up with the myth of martyrdom. She feels proud when she hears that the head of her group has selected her to conduct a suicide mission. She now has to leave the forest surroundings and go to the city where she will perform her duty. She not only undertakes a trip but also an inner voyage during which she finally gives way to her emotions...
