The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions)
1987, Sinhalese. Directed by Tissa Abeysekera.
Adapted from Martin Wickramasinghe's eponymous novel
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
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Cast & crew
- Tissa AbeysekeraDirector
- Sanath GunathilakeAravinda Jayasena
- Sabeetha PereraBathee
- Joe AbeywickramaAravinda's Father
- Daya AlwisKulasuriya Postman
- Shriyani AmarasenaSarojini
- Inoka AmarasenaCast
- Douglas RanasingheSiridasa
- Cletus MendisJinadasa
- Sunethra SarathchandraCast
- Bandula VithanageCast
- Somalatha SubasingheAravinda's Mother
- Rathna SumanapalaCast
Details
- Released
- 6 November 1987
- Original title
- විරාගය - Viragaya
- Country
- Sri Lanka
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The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions) isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 November 1987. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions) (1987) was directed by Tissa Abeysekera and stars Sanath Gunathilake, Sabeetha Perera, Joe Abeywickrama.