Mangrove Island

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

N/A

Ajith Jinadasa

Upali Giniwelle

N/A

David Dharmakithri

Mudalali (Upali's father)

N/A

Padmasena Athukorala

Jinadasa/Jinna

N/A

Somalatha Subasinghe

Upali's Step Mom

Denavaka Hamine

Net trapped homeowner

Daya Alwis

Punchi Mahattaya

N/A

Dhamma Jagoda

Balappu

Trelicia Gunawardena

Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'