Director
Lester James Peries
107 years · Dehiwala, Sri Lanka · 21 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 21
Celluloid Man
2012 · Self
On Criterion Channel
Elegy For A Mother
2006 · Director
Mansion by the Lake
2002 · Writer, Director
Awaragira
1990 · Director
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
1988 · Writer
Maya
1984 · Producer
Yuganthaya
1983 · Director
Kaliyugaya
1982 · Director
Baddegama
1980 · Writer, Director
Rebellion
1978 · Director
The Girls
1978 · Producer
White Flowers for the Dead
1978 · Director
Mangrove Island
1976 · Director
God King
1974 · Director
The Treasure
1972 · Director
Silence of the Heart
1969 · Director
The Yellow Robe
1967 · Director
Between Two Worlds
1966 · Director, Writer
Changes in the Village
1963 · Director
Sandesaya
1960 · Director, Writer
The Line of Destiny
1956 · Director, Writer