Film
Mangrove Island
1976 · 1h 32m · Drama
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Overview
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
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
Trilicia Gunawardena
Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'
Dhamma Jagoda
Balappu
Crew
- Lester James PeriesDirector
- phillip coorayWriter
- upasena marasingheProducer
- Sumitra PeriesEditor
- Gladwin FernandoEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 2, 1976
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Sinhala
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama
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