Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 05, 1919
Died
Apr 29, 2018
Place of Birth
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Credits
27 titles
Lester James Peries
Biography
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
Filmography
The Tree Goddess
Story
Celluloid Man
Self
Elegy For A Mother
Director
The Garden
Script
Cineaste From Another Time
Self
Mansion by the Lake
Writer
Awaragira
Director
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
Writer
Maya
Producer
Yuganthaya
Director
Kaliyugaya
Director
Baddegama
Writer
Rebellion
Director
The Girls
Producer
White Flowers for the Dead
Director
Mangrove Island
Director
God King
Director
The Treasure
Director
Desa Nisa
Director
Silence of the Heart
Director
The Yellow Robe
Director
Sihinayaki Re
Director
Between Two Worlds
Director
Changes in the Village
Director
Sandesaya
Director
The Line of Destiny
Director
Conquest in the Dry Zone
Director