Person
Lester James Peries
Directing · 1919–2018 · 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
Awaragira
Director
Baddegama
Writer
Rebellion
Director
Silence of the Heart
Director
The Treasure
Director
Maya
Producer
Mangrove Island
Director
Mansion by the Lake
Writer
White Flowers for the Dead
Director
The Yellow Robe
Director
Filmography
- 2018The Tree GoddessStory
- 2012Celluloid ManSelf
- 2006Elegy For A MotherDirector
- 2003The GardenScript
- 2003Cineaste From Another TimeSelf
- 2002Mansion by the LakeWriter
- 1990AwaragiraDirector
- 1988Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba HandaWriter
- 1984MayaProducer
- 1982KaliyugayaDirector
- 1980BaddegamaWriter
- 1978RebellionDirector
- 1978Gehenu LamaiProducer
- 1978White Flowers for the DeadDirector
- 1976Mangrove IslandDirector
- 1974The God KingDirector
- 1972The TreasureDirector
- 1972Desa NisaDirector
- 1969Silence of the HeartDirector
- 1967The Yellow RobeDirector
- 1966Between Two WorldsDirector
- 1963Changes in the VillageDirector
- 1960SandesayaDirector
- 1956The Line of DestinyDirector
- 1954Conquest in the Dry ZoneDirector
- —Sihinayaki ReDirector
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