White Flowers for the Dead
| Ahasin Polowata | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Written by | Tissa Abeysekera Eileen Siriwardene (book) |
| Produced by | U. W. Sumathipala |
| Starring | Tony Ranasinghe Sriyani Amarasena Vasanthi Chathurani |
| Cinematography | Donald Karunaratne |
| Edited by | Sumitra Peries |
| Music by | Nimal Mendis |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
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.[1] 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,[citation needed] 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.
Plot
[edit | edit source]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.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath
- Sriyani Amarasena as Vineetha
- Vijaya Kumaratunga as Sarath's friend, Lalith
- Vasanthi Chathurani as Pushpa, Vineetha's sister
- Rukmani Devi as Sarath's aunt
- Thalatha Gunasekara
- Shanthi Lekha
- D. R. Nanayakkara
- Geetha Kumarasinghe
- Eddie Junior
- Ajith Jinadasa
- Asanka Monarawila
- Mapa Gunaratne
- Ebert Wijesinghe
- Daya Alwis
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Most outstanding film from a Third World country at the 3rd International Film Festival in Cairo in 1978.[1]
- Best Actor Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Tony Ranasinghe.
- Best Direction Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Lester James Peries.
- Best Editor Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Sumithra Peris.
- Best Cinematographer Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Donald Karunarathna.
- Best Script Writer Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Tissa Abeysekara.
- Best Playback Singer Female Presidential Film Awards 1979[2] - Rukmani Devi ("Doi Doi").
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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