Ahasin Polowata (Sinhala, White Flowers for the
Dead) is a 1978 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester
James Peries. 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\'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.
