Main Cast: Ayesha Dharker, Vishnu Vardhan, Bhanu Prakash, K. Krishna, Sonu Sisupal
Release Year: 1998
Country: IN
Run Time: 100 minutes
Plot
Veteran cinematographer Santosh Sivan made his directorial debut with this fact-based Indian drama, a winner of "Best Film" and editing awards in India. Teen terrorist Malli (Ayesha Dharkar) dwells on the death of her family members who have died for the cause. A veteran of killings during 30 covert operations with a resistance group, the 19-year-old is chosen to be a "thinking bomb," assassinating a dignitary with plastic explosives strapped to her stomach. Beginning her journey to the city where the explosion is scheduled to happen, Malli moves through the jungle and arrives at the farm of friendly landowner Vasuderan, aka Mad Vasu. On the farm, she poses as an agricultural student, but the waking coma of Vasu's wife in the adjacent room is disturbing. Memories and flashbacks also intrude, as Malli contemplates her forthcoming task. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Cast
Ayesha Dharker
Vishnu Vardhan
Bhanu Prakash
K. Krishna
Sonu Sisupal
Credit
S. Sriram - Art Director, Anuradha - Costume Designer, Santosh Sivan - Director, A. Sreekar Prasad - Editor, Mark Burton - Executive Producer, Sunil Doshi - Executive Producer, Vikram Singh - Executive Producer, Ravi - Executive Producer, Sonu Sisupal - Composer (Music Score), Rajamani - Composer (Music Score), Shyam Sunder - Production Designer, Santosh Sivan - Cinematographer, Abhijeeth - Producer, A. Sriram - Producer, Suhas Gujarathi - Sound/Sound Designer, Santosh Sivan - Screenwriter, Ravi Deshpande - Screenwriter, Vijay Deveshwar - Screenwriter
