Sumitra Peries

Sumitra Peries
සුමිත්‍රා පීරිස්
Born(1935-03-24)24 March 1935
Avissawella, British Ceylon
Died19 January 2023(2023-01-19) (aged 87)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
OccupationFilmmaker
SpouseLester James Peries (1964–2018)

Sumitra Peries (March 24, 1935–January 19, 2023) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker. She was the first female film director from Sri Lanka.[1] and was known as the "Poetess of Sinhala Cinema".[2] She also held the post of Sri Lanka's ambassador to France, Spain and the United Nations in the late 1990s. Of her films the more popular ones are Gehenu Lamai, Ganga Addara and Yahaluvo. She was married to the most prolific Sri Lankan film director Dr. Lester James Peries.[3][4]

  1. ^ Doraiswamy, Rashmi; Padgaonkar, Latika (2 February 2011). Asian Film Journeys: Selections from Cinemaya. New Delhi: SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8328-208-6. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Sumithra in the making of another cinematic gem". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Profile:(Hollywood.com)". Hollywood.com. 12 January 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Sumitra Peries a female idol". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 22 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002.