Known For
Directing
Known Credits
2
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 5, 1919 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
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.
| 2018 | The Tree Goddess...Story | |
| 2002 | Mansion by the Lake...Writer | |
| 1988 | Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa...Writer | |
| 1980 | Baddegama...Writer | |
| 1966 | Between Two Worlds...Writer | |
| 1960 | Sandesaya...Writer | |
| 1956 | The Line of Destiny...Writer |
| 2006 | Elegy For A Mother...Director | |
| 2002 | Mansion by the Lake...Director | |
| 1990 | Awaragira...Director | |
| 1982 | Kaliyugaya...Director | |
| 1980 | Baddegama...Director | |
| 1978 | Rebellion...Director | |
| 1978 | White Flowers for the Dead...Director | |
| 1976 | Mangrove Island...Director | |
| 1974 | The God King...Director | |
| 1972 | The Treasure...Director | |
| 1972 | Desa Nisa...Director | |
| 1969 | Silence of the Heart...Director | |
| 1967 | The Yellow Robe...Director | |
| 1966 | Between Two Worlds...Director | |
| 1963 | Changes in the Village...Director | |
| 1960 | Sandesaya...Director | |
| 1956 | The Line of Destiny...Director | |
| 1954 | Conquest in the Dry Zone...Director | |
| Sihinayaki Re...Director |
| 2003 | The Garden...Script |
| 1984 | Maya...Producer | |
| 1978 | Gehenu Lamai...Producer | |
| 1956 | The Line of Destiny...Producer |
| 2012 | Celluloid Manas Self | |
| 2003 | Cineaste From Another Timeas Self |
