Mangrove Island

4/2/1976

Storyline

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
Writer:: phillip cooray

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'