The Terrorist is a 1999 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. Released in 1999, the film was shot in 15 days, with natural lighting, on a shoestring budget of ₹25 lakh.