‘Golden Peacock Award went missing 25 years ago’

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Amidst widespread claims and media reports that the Golden Peacock Award of Dr. Lester James Peries had been stolen from his residence a few days ago, a senior member of his film team said the award that went missing was a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. Peries from India.

“There is a misconception that the prestigious Golden Peacock award that Dr. Peries received for his celebrated film Gamperaliya had been stolen. In fact, this Golden Peacock Award went missing 25 years ago after the demise of the film’s producer Anton Wickremasinghe. The Golden Peacock award for Gamperaliya was in the custody of the late Wickremasinghe who also lived down Dickman’s Road. But since his demise in 1993, the award went missing mysteriously,” said Mr. Upali Perera who was a close confidante of Dr. Peiris was also his assistant director in almost all his films.

“To the best of my knowledge I can say that this Golden Peacock Award was never in Dr. Peries’ home,” he said. (RU)

Comments - 7

ANTON Friday, 04 May 2018 08:45 PM

NOW WHAT IS THE LATEST TOPIC........... LESTER OR THE PEACOCK,,,,,,,,,

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Machan Friday, 04 May 2018 09:17 PM

Now who is lying?

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Jagath Leanage Friday, 04 May 2018 09:19 PM

What a DRAMA acted on this issue. Horrible.

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Ceylon Friday, 04 May 2018 09:21 PM

Family member called police it was missing during funeral.family friend telling it was missing 25 years ago.whats this joke.

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Ravi Saturday, 05 May 2018 05:29 PM

And now they say it was found in a private bus plying on route 177.Who is lying?

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CITIZEN Saturday, 05 May 2018 05:35 PM

I think the robber was reborn and realised he was wrong when he heard the tributes made to the departed legend! So he left the medal on the hood rack of the bus!!

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Sincere Saturday, 05 May 2018 07:08 PM

It must have been in the private bus hood for 25 years then!

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