Meet the cast who complete PC Shekar’s The Terrorist

SHREEKANTH

AS MANSOOR

Theatre artiste Shreekanth plays Mansoor, Reshma’s (played by Ragini Dwivedi) love interest, a role for which he had to grow a beard for months before the actual shoot. Mansoor’s relationship with Reshma defines her character development.

CR KRISHNAMURTI AS ABDUL GANI

Theatre artiste CR Krishnamurti (

Benaka Kitty

) is Abdul Gani, Mansoor’s dad, a conservative, scholarly Muslim gentleman. He is shown as an authoritative figure who exercises considerable control over his son.

KEERTHI BHANU AS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

Theatre artiste Keerthi Bhanu, is a strict officer. Director

PC Shekar

was searching for an actor with a bald pate and a rather serious persona, and found that in Keerthi. To give him a more menacing look, the team gave him a moustache.

SAMEEKSHA AS SAYYIDA ASMA

Samiksha plays Sayyida Asma, Reshma’s sister. The story of

The Terrorist

unfolds through the perspective of Reshma and Sayyida plays an important part in explaining the kind of person Reshma is,
including her love for family.

RAGHAVENDRA PRASAD AS ABDUL MUHAMIN

Raghavendra Prasad’s Abdul Muhamin is the trigger for the story plot. The idea of terrorism ignites through his character. The movie begins in the Afghan-Pak border, so he was given the look of a person from that region.

GIRISH SHIVANNA AS CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE OFFICER

Known for his comic roles in Kannada films, Girish has been given a serious role in The Terrorist, as Shekar has seen him in a plethora of such characters in theatre. The team gave the actor a moustached look with shades.

SHASHIKANTH GATTI AS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (NIA)

Director Shashikanth Gatti, a good friend of Shekar, turns actor as a shrewd police officer in The Terrorist. The role required him to grow a moustache and beard, have a bespectacled look and be a man of few words.