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

The Girls
1978
Baddegama
1980
Kaliyugaya
1982
The Tree Goddess
2018
Yuganthaya
1983
Mangrove Island
1976
Mansion by the Lake
2002
Silence of the Heart
1969
Elegy For A Mother
2006
Between Two Worlds
1966
Changes in the Village
1963
Awaragira
1990

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
2
Directing
20
Writing
7
Producing
3
Crew
1
2012
Celluloid Man
as Self
2003
Cineaste From Another Time
as Self