Mangrove Island

Synopsis

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

Lester James Peries

Director

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

Dhamma Jagoda

Balappu

Trelicia Gunawardena

Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'

Lester James Peries

Director

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

Dhamma Jagoda

Balappu

Trelicia Gunawardena

Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'