Mangrove Island (1976)
Madol Duwa (Mangrove Island) is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith Jinadasa as Upali, a young rebellious youth who travels to a small island to get away from the restrictive society around him. The film is based on Martin Wickremasinghe's 1947 novel Madol Doova. It was a commercial success
Mangrove IslandDrama
Cast
- Joe Abeywickrama — Dharmasena Guru
- Ajith Jinadasa — Upali Giniwelle
- David Dharmakithri — Mudalali (Upali's father)
- Padmasena Athukorala — Jinadasa/Jinna
- Somalatha Subasinghe — Upali's Step Mom
- Denavaka Hamine — Net trapped homeowner
- Daya Alwis — Punchi Mahattaya
- Dhamma Jagoda — Balappu
- Trelicia Gunawardena — Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'
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