Lester James Peries
Directing
Born April 5, 1919 in 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.
Filmography
The Tree Goddess
Celluloid Man
Self
Elegy For A Mother
The Garden
Mansion by the Lake
Awaragira
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
Maya
Kaliyugaya
Baddegama
Rebellion
Gehenu Lamai
White Flowers for the Dead
Mangrove Island
The God King
The Treasure
Silence of the Heart
The Yellow Robe
Between Two Worlds
Changes in the Village
Sandesaya
The Line of Destiny