Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries
Born	(1919-04-05)5 April 1919 Dehiwela, British Ceylon
Died	29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 99) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)	Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter
Years active	1949–2006
Spouse	Sumitra Peries (1964–2018; his death)
Parent(s)	Dr. James Peries, Mrs. Winifred Jayasuriya
Relatives	Erica Leitan, Ivan Peries, Noel Peries
Website	www.ljpspfoundation.org

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.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4]

• Sri Lanka Sinhala Cinema Database – Dr. Lester James Peries
• Lester James Peries on IMDb
• Official Website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka
• ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ලොව ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨතම සිනමාකරුවා වෙයි Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
• ඔබට සුබ උපන් දිනයක් වේවා Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
• ආචාර්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස් ගැන සිනමා කිවිඳිය සුමිත්‍රා පීරිස්ගේ ආදරණීය හෙළිදරව්ව Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

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