Lester James Peries
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 5, 1919 (107 years old)
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.
Known For
| 2012 | Celluloid ManSelf | |
| 2003 | Cineaste From Another TimeSelf |
| 1984 | MayaProducer | |
| 1978 | The GirlsProducer | |
| 1956 | The Line of DestinyProducer |
| 2006 | Elegy For A MotherDirector | |
| 2002 | Mansion by the LakeDirector | |
| 1990 | AwaragiraDirector | |
| 1982 | KaliyugayaDirector | |
| 1980 | Village in the JungleDirector | |
| 1978 | White Flowers for the DeadDirector | |
| 1978 | RebellionDirector | |
| 1976 | Mangrove IslandDirector | |
| 1974 | The God KingDirector | |
| 1972 | The TreasureDirector | |
| 1972 | Desa NisaDirector | |
| 1969 | Silence of the HeartDirector | |
| 1967 | The Yellow RobeDirector | |
| 1966 | Between Two WorldsDirector | |
| 1963 | Changes in the VillageDirector | |
| 1960 | SandesayaDirector | |
| 1956 | The Line of DestinyDirector | |
| 1954 | Conquest in the Dry ZoneDirector | |
| - | Sihinayaki ReDirector |
| 2018 | The Tree GoddessStory | |
| 2002 | Mansion by the LakeWriter | |
| 1988 | Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba HandaWriter | |
| 1980 | Village in the JungleWriter | |
| 1966 | Between Two WorldsWriter | |
| 1960 | SandesayaWriter | |
| 1956 | The Line of DestinyWriter |
| 2003 | The GardenScript |