Lester James Peries

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්) (5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan movie director, screenwriter, and movie producer. He was known for his works Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira and Yuganthaya. 

His movie Wekande Walauwa was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for the Academy Awards.Dr Lester James Peries, Father of Sri Lankan Cinema , T.K.Premadasa, Asian Tribune Retrieved 30 March 2016

References

Other websites
Sri Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database – Dr. Lester James Peries

Official Website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka
ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ලොව ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨතම සිනමාකරුවා වෙයි 
ඔබට සුබ උපන් දිනයක් වේවා 
ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ගැන සිනමා කිවිඳිය සුමිත්‍රා පීරිස්ගේ ආදරණීය හෙළිදරව්ව 

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