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.
Sriyani Amarasena
Vineetha
Vasanthi Chathurani
Actress
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Vijay
Shanti Lekha
Actress
Lester James Peries
Director
Tissa Abeysekera
Writer
Sumitra Peries
Editor
Donald Karunaratne
Director of Photography
D.R. Nanayakkara
Actor
U. W. Sumathipala
Producer
Tony Ranasinghe
Sarath
Nimal Mends
Music
Rukmani Devi
Shanthi Lekha
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1978
Original NameAhasin Polowata
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
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.