Watch Mangrove Island (1976) Official Trailer
9 / 10 IMDb April 2, 1976 1h 32m
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
Runtime
1h 32m
Release Date
April 2, 1976
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Sinhalese
Country
Sri Lanka
Producers
Cast
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
Denavaka Hamine
as Net trapped homeowner
Daya Alwis
as Punchi Mahattaya
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Dhamma Jagoda
as Balappu
Trelicia Gunawardena
as Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'
Mangrove Island Official Trailer 1976
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