White Flowers for the Dead (1978)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1978Release Date
White Flowers for the Dead (1978)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1978Release Date
Plot.
Dr. Sarath (Tony Ranasinghe) domineers over his timid wife Vineetha (Sriyani Amarasena). When she is to have a Caesarean delivery of their baby, Sarath refuses to be present even though he himself is a doctor. She dies during surgery and Sarath is forced to live with the spectre of his wife hanging over him.
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Cast & Crew.
Tony Ranasinghe
Sarath
Sriyani Amarasena
Vineetha
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Vijay
Vasanthi Chathurani
Rukmani Devi
Shanti Lekha
Actress
D.R. Nanayakkara
Shanthi Lekha
Lester James Peries
Director
Donald Karunaratne
Director of Photography
Nimal Mends
Music
Sumitra Peries
Editor
Tissa Abeysekera
Screenplay
U. W. Sumathipala
Producer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1978
Original NameAhasin Polowata
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
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Wiki.
Ahasin Polowata (English: White Flowers for the Dead, Sinhala: අහසින් පොලොවට) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dr Lester James Peries and written by Tissa Abeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath, an abusive husband who is haunted by his wife's death.
Peries made the film as a favour to D. B. I. S. Siriwardene who was ardent that Peries direct a film based on his wife, Eileen's book. It was well received in Sri Lanka, critically and commercially, and made appearances at several foreign film festivals including the Cairo International Film Festival where it won the Best Film from the Third World award.