Lester James Peries
Directing·April 5, 1919·† April 29, 2018 — 99 years old·Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.
Known For
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—Sihinayaki ReDirector2018The Tree GoddessStory2012Celluloid ManSelf2006Elegy For A MotherDirector2003The GardenScript2003Cineaste From Another TimeSelf2002Mansion by the LakeWriter · Director1990AwaragiraDirector1988Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba HandaWriter1984MayaProducer1982KaliyugayaDirector1980BaddegamaWriter · Director1978RebellionDirector1978Gehenu LamaiProducer1978White Flowers for the DeadDirector1976Mangrove IslandDirector1974The God KingDirector1972The TreasureDirector1972Desa NisaDirector1969Silence of the HeartDirector1967The Yellow RobeDirector1966Between Two WorldsDirector · Writer1963Changes in the VillageDirector1960SandesayaWriter · Director1956The Line of DestinyDirector · Writer · Producer1954Conquest in the Dry ZoneDirector