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
Director: Lester James Peries
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Joe Abeywickrama as Dharmasena Guru |
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Ajith Jinadasa as Upali Giniwelle |
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David Dharmakithri as Mudalali (Upali's father) |
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Padmasena Athukorala as Jinadasa/Jinna |
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Somalatha Subasinghe as Upali's Step Mom |
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Denavaka Hamine as Net trapped homeowner |
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Daya Alwis as Punchi Mahattaya |
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Trilicia Gunawardena as Dharmasinghe 'Hamine' |
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Dhamma Jagoda as Balappu |
| Production | upasena marasinghe | Producer |
| Writing | phillip cooray | Writer |
| Directing | Lester James Peries | Director |
| Editing | Sumitra Peries | Editor |
| Editing | Gladwin Fernando | Editor |
| Writing | Martin Wickremasinghe | Original Story |
