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The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions) (1987)
Directed by Tissa Abeysekera
“Adapted from Martin Wickramasinghe's eponymous novel”
Drama · 2h 47m
This psychological drama attempts to dwell into the mind of Aravinda, whose Buddhist empathy and detachment are contrasted with his worldly friends and relatives. The English translation of the title, "The Way of the Lotus" implies Aravinda as Lotus-rising above dirt and mud to blossom.
Cast
Sanath Gunathilake
Aravinda Jayasena
Sabeetha Perera
Bathee
Joe Abeywickrama
Aravinda's Father
Daya Alwis
Kulasuriya Postman
Shriyani Amarasena
Sarojini
I
Inoka Amarasena
Douglas Ranasinghe
Siridasa
Cletus Mendis
Jinadasa
S
Sunethra Sarathchandra
Bandula Vithanage
S
Somalatha Subasinghe
Aravinda's Mother
R
Rathna Sumanapala
Crew
- Director
- Tissa Abeysekera
- Novel
- Martin Wickramasinghe
- Producer
- Chandra Mallawaarachchi
Details
- Original title
- විරාගය - Viragaya
- Release date
- 1987-11-06
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- SI
- Spoken languages
- Sinhalese
- Countries
- Sri Lanka