Lester James Peries (1919-2018) was a Sri Lankan director, the father of Sri Lankan cinema, who made Rekava (1956) and Gamperaliya (1963).
Awards (from the Sinekatalog award pages)
- 1965 · International Film Festival of India: Best Film (Golden Peacock for Best Film) — Gamperaliya
Filmography
- Gamperaliya 1963 · IMDb 6.7