Lester James Peries
Born
5 April 1919 (107)
Place of Birth
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
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.
Filmography (21)
Celluloid Man
2012
Elegy For A Mother
2006
🎬 DirectorCineaste From Another Time
2003
Mansion by the Lake
2002
Awaragira
1990
🎬 Director
Kaliyugaya
1982
🎬 Director
Village in the Jungle
1980
Rebellion
1978
🎬 Director
White Flowers for the Dead
1978
🎬 Director
Mangrove Island
1976
🎬 Director
The God King
1974
🎬 Director
The Treasure
1972
Desa Nisa
1972
🎬 Director
Silence of the Heart
1969
The Yellow Robe
1967
🎬 Director
Between Two Worlds
1966
Changes in the Village
1963
Sandesaya
1960
🎬 Director
The Line of Destiny
1956
Conquest in the Dry Zone
1954
🎬 DirectorSihinayaki Re
🎬 Director