---
title: 'The Terrorist (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Santosh Sivan'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-terrorist-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169302/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Terrorist (1998)

1998 · 95 min · Drama · India

Original title: த டெரரிஸ்ட்

## Synopsis

The Terrorist is an Indian Tamil-language film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film portrays a period in the life of a 19-year-old woman, Malli, sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. It stars Ayesha Dharker. The film was shot in 15 days, with natural lighting, on a shoestring budget of ₹25 lakh.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Santosh Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/santosh-sivan)
- **Screenplay:** [Santosh Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/santosh-sivan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Santosh Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/santosh-sivan)
- **Editor:** [A. Sreekar Prasad](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-sreekar-prasad)

## Cast

- [Ayesha Dharker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayesha-dharker)
- [Hindu philosophy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hindu-philosophy)
- [Anuradha](https://cinepixo.com/people/anuradha)

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