Sumitra Peries

"Kala Keerthi" Sumitra Peries (24 March 1934 – 19 January 2023)Veteran Sri Lankan filmmaker Sumitra Peries passes away is a Sri Lankan movie director and diplomat. She is known as the "Poetess of Sinhala Cinema". She also held the post of Sri Lanka's ambassador to France, Spain and the United Nations in the late 1990s. Her best known works are Gehenu Lamai, Ganga Addara and Yahaluvo. She was married to director Dr. Lester James Peries.

References

Other websites
 Female genius behind the camera 
Official Website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka 

Category:1934 births
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Category:Sri Lankan movie directors
Category:Ambassadors to the United Nations
Category:Ambassadors to France