Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 5, 1919
Died
April 29, 2018
Age
99
Place of Birth
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Popularity
0.5
Lester James Peries
Directing
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.
Also known as
ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්
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6.6
Baddegama
1980 · Movie
9.0
Sandesaya
1960 · Movie
0.0
The Tree Goddess
2018 · Movie
6.6
Between Two Worlds
1966 · Movie
7.4
The Girls
1978 · Movie
8.0
The Yellow Robe
1967 · Movie
9.0
Mangrove Island
1976 · Movie
9.0
Silence of the Heart
1969 · Movie
8.5
Kaliyugaya
1982 · Movie
5.8
Changes in the Village
1963 · Movie
0.0
Yuganthaya
1983 · Movie
8.0
Awaragira
1990 · Movie