Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-04-05Popularity
0.7Lester James Peries
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Lester James Peries
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-04-05Popularity
0.7Biography
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.
