Lester James Peries

Directing·Apr 5, 1919·Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

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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.

Film	Credit
Celluloid Man2012 · Self	Self
Elegy For A Mother2006 · Director	Director
CCineaste From Another Time2003 · Self	Self
Mansion by the Lake2002 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Awaragira1990 · Director	Director
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa1988 · Writer	Writer
Maya1984 · Producer	Producer
Kaliyugaya1982 · Director	Director
Baddegama1980 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Rebellion1978 · Director	Director
Gehenu Lamai1978 · Producer	Producer
White Flowers for the Dead1978 · Director	Director
Mangrove Island1976 · Director	Director
The God King1974 · Director	Director
The Treasure1972 · Director	Director
DDesa Nisa1972 · Director	Director
Silence of the Heart1969 · Director	Director
The Yellow Robe1967 · Director	Director
Between Two Worlds1966 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Changes in the Village1963 · Director	Director
Sandesaya1960 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Line of Destiny1956 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
CConquest in the Dry Zone1954 · Director	Director
SSihinayaki ReDirector	Director