Veteran film producer, director Dr.Sumitra Peries, wife of late Dr. Lester James Peries, passed away at age 88 years this morning
She had reportedly passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
Born in 1934, she was aged 88 years at the time of her demise.
Her contribution to the development of Sinhala Cinema includes “Gehenu Lamai”, “Ganga Addara”, “Yahaluvo”, “Maya”, “Sakman Maluwa” and “Vaishnavee”.
Kala Keerthi Sumitra Peries has also served as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to France, Spain and the United Nations in the late 1990s.
Sumitra started off her own cinema director debut with her first film “Gehenu Lamai”, which was a box office hit and managed to bag many awards at the film festivals of the time, whereas her next film “Ganga addara” was another box office hit.
