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Throne of Death

Original title: Marana Simhasanam
Year: 1999
Running time: 61 min.
Country: India
Director: Murali Nair
Screenwriter: Bharathan Narakkal, Murali Nair
Cast: Viswas Narakkal, Lakshmi Raman, Suhas Thayat, Jeevan Mitva
Music: Madhu Apsara
Cinematography: M.J. Radhakrishnan
Producer: Co-production India-United Kingdom;
Flying Elephant Films Ltd
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Krishnan and his family, who have been seasonal labourers for generations, live in a small island community in Kerala. Driven by desperation because he is out of work, Krishnan steals a bunch of coconuts from his landlord. He is caught, imprisoned and suddenly finds himself accused of a murder which happened on the island several years ago. The people on the island are shocked. It is election time and the politicians take up his cause to win votes. A new technology for killing people is introduced in the country: the "Electronic Chair". Developed with a loan from the World Bank and technological help from America, the Chair is seen as the epitome of a glorious death. The islanders and politicians join hands to demand that Krishnan be the first in the country to die by Electronic Chair.

Awards: 1999: Cannes: Golden Camera (Best First Film)

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Throne of Death

1999

Murali Nair