The Terrorist (1997 film)

The Terrorist Tamil Theeviravaathi is an Indian Tamil film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film portrays a period in the life of a 19yearold woman, Malli Ayesha Dharker, sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. It stars Dharker, K. Krishna and Sonu Sisupal. Released in 1998, the film was shot indays, with natural lighting, on a budget of 50,000.citation needed

The Terrorist focuses on ayear old woman named Malli, who joined a terrorist organization 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 realizing she is pregnant. This causes Malli to question her determination to complete the mission.OnMay 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was campaigning in favour of a UCPI candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tamil Nadu, when he was assassinated by a suicide bomber in the Indian town of Sriperumbudur, near Madras. ........

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