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What is Mangrove Island?
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.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1976
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 2, 1976
- Genres
- Drama
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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
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Cast
Joe Abeywickrama
Dharmasena Guru
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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' ☻
Dhamma Jagoda
Balappu