Person
Lester James Peries
- Specialty
- Directing
- Birth
- April 5, 1919 · 99 years
- Death
- April 29, 2018
- Origin
- Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Technical Alias
ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්
Professional Trajectory
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.
