Movie, 1976
Mangrove Island
IMDb 9.0, 92 min, Drama, Sri Lanka
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
9 credited
Joe Abeywickrama
Dharmasena Guru
AJ
Ajith Jinadasa
Upali Giniwelle
DD
David Dharmakithri
Mudalali (Upali's father)
PA
Padmasena Athukorala
Jinadasa/Jinna
SS
Somalatha Subasinghe
Upali's Step Mom
Denavaka Hamine
Net trapped homeowner
Daya Alwis
Punchi Mahattaya
DJ
Dhamma Jagoda
Balappu
Trelicia Gunawardena
Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'
Trailers & teasers
1 clips
Details
DirectorLester James Peries
Writersphillip cooray, Martin Wickramasinghe
GenreDrama
Runtime92 min
ReleasedFri, Apr 2, 1976
CountrySri Lanka
IMDBtt0450034
