White Flowers for the Dead
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White Flowers for the Dead 1978 Directed by Lester James Peries Ahasin Polowata

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.

Country Sri Lanka
Production Country Sri Lanka
Language Sinhalese
Spoken Language Sinhalese
Release Date 1 January 1978
90 mins
Cast
Tony Ranasinghe
Tony Ranasinghe Sarath
Sriyani Amarasena
Sriyani Amarasena Vineetha
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Vijaya Kumaratunga Vijay
Vasanthi Chathurani
Vasanthi Chathurani
Rukmani Devi
Rukmani Devi
D.R. Nanayakkara
D.R. Nanayakkara
Shanthi Lekha
Shanthi Lekha
Crew
Director
Lester James Peries
Lester James Peries
Writer
Tissa Abeysekera
Tissa Abeysekera
Producer
U. W. Sumathipala
U. W. Sumathipala
Cinematography
Donald Karunaratne
Donald Karunaratne
Editor
Sumitra Peries
Sumitra Peries
Music
Nimal Mends
Nimal Mends