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{{short description|1999 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Marana Simhasanam
| image = MaranaSimhasanam.jpg
| caption = Film poster at the Cannes festival
| director = [[Murali Nair]]
| producer = Murali Nair
| writer = Bharathan Njavakkal (dialogue)
| story = Murali Nair
| screenplay = Murali Nair
| starring = Vishwas Njavakkal<br>Lakshmi Raman<br>Sudhas Thayat<br>Jeevan Mitwa
| music = Madhu Apsara
| cinematography = [[M. J. Radhakrishnan]]
| editing = Lalitha Krishna
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1999|12|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 57 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Marana Simhasanam''''' ({{lang-en|Throne of Death}}, {{lang-fr|Le Trone de la mort}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Murali Nair]].<ref name="In real life roles">{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl1616/16161290.htm |title=In real life roles |publisher=Frontline.thehindu.com |date=13 August 1999 |accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref> Inspired by the first execution by [[electrocution]] in India, the film was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]] where it won the [[Caméra d'Or]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5370/year/1999.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Throne of Death |accessdate=10 October 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/08mur.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Murali Nair |publisher=M.rediff.com |date=8 July 1999 |accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref> The film received special reception at the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82b6db57 |title=Marana Simhasanam (1999) |publisher=BFI |date= |accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=site admin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19990607-london-based-indian-filmmaker-murali-nair-wins-coveted-best-first-film-award-at-cannes-781050-1999-06-07 |title=Golden windfall - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Jun 7, 1999 |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date=7 June 1999 |accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref> The film received positive reviews from ''[[Le Monde]]'' for its unusual theme. The film was screened in [[Vienna]], [[Torino]], [[Toronto]], [[Pusan]], [[La Rochelle]], Midnight Sun Film Festival Lapland, and the [[American Film Institute]]'s Film Festival.<ref name="rediff"/>

==Plot==
Krishnan is an out-of-work seasonal farmer who is driven to steal coconuts from his landlord to support his family. When he is caught and imprisoned, he is shocked to learn that he has been charged with the murder of a man who has been missing from the island for many years. But since it was an election time, and the most popular platform for politicians had become capital punishment, Krishnan is sentenced to death in the country's newest technology - electrocution by electric chair funded by the World bank. He is promised a statue being erected in his honour.

==Cast==
* Vishwas Njavakkal
* Lakshmi Raman
* Suhas Thayat
* Jeevan Mitva

==Production==
The film was shot entirely by amateur team on location near the Manjanikkadu islet in [[Vypin]], a small island off the coast of [[Njarakkal]] in [[Kerala]], India. Except the female lead, all characters were portrayed by the locals in the village, including a widowed basket weaver who responded to a casting advertisement in the Malayalam daily Mathrubhoomi.<ref name="In real life roles"/>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Ceremony
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" | {{tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]]
|Caméra d'Or
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/marana-simhasanam|title=MARANA SIMHASANAM|website=Festival de Cannes}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | 2000 [[Cinema of Spain|Festival international du Film Cinema Jove de Valence]]
|Special Mention - Feature Film
|{{won}}
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |1999 [[Torino Film Festival]]
|Best Feature Film
|{{won}}
|
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]]
|Kodak Prize
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/08mur.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Murali Nair |publisher=M.rediff.com |date=1999-07-08 |accessdate=2019-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |1999 [[Busan International Film Festival]]
|New Currents Award
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="rediff"/>
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |1999 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
|The Golden Crow Pheasant Award
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="rediff"/>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0200838|Marana Simhasanam}}

{{Caméra d'Or|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:1999 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about discrimination]]
[[Category:Films about prejudice]]
[[Category:Films about abuse]]
[[Category:Caméra d'Or winners]]
[[Category:Films about capital punishment]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about death]]
[[Category:Works about law enforcement]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]
[[Category:Films about poverty in India]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Murali Nair]]
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]

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