Lester James Peries
Directing

Lester James Peries

Born 1919-04-05 · Dehiwala, Sri Lanka · Died 2018-04-29

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

DirectorCastWriterStoryProducerScript

Known for

The Yellow Robe★ 8Viewing moment
The Yellow Robe
1967
Rebellion★ 10Viewing moment
Rebellion
1978
The GardenViewing moment
The Garden
2003
Village in the Jungle★ 5.8Viewing moment
Village in the Jungle
1980
Changes in the Village★ 5.4Viewing moment
Changes in the Village
1963
The Line of Destiny★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Line of Destiny
1956
The God KingViewing moment
The God King
1974
SandesayaViewing moment
Sandesaya
1960
Mangrove IslandViewing moment
Mangrove Island
1976
The GoddessViewing moment
The Goddess
2018
Celluloid Man★ 6.8Viewing moment
Celluloid Man
2012

Frequent collaborators

Iranganie SerasingheIranganie SerasingheVasanthi ChathuraniVasanthi ChathuraniSumitra PeriesSumitra PeriesTony RanasingheTony RanasingheMalini FonsekaMalini FonsekaJoe AbeywickramaJoe AbeywickramaD.R. NanayakkaraD.R. NanayakkaraRavindra RandeniyaRavindra Randeniya