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
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Joe Abeywickrama
Dharmasena Guru
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Aswasuma
Ajith Jinadasa
Upali Giniwelle
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The Girls
Lester James Peries
Martin Wickremasinghe
upasena marasinghe
Sumitra Peries
David Dharmakithri
Mudalali (Upali's father)
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Baddegama
Aradhana
Dharmasena Athukorala
gladwin frenando
Padmasena Athukorala
Jinadasa/Jinna
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David Dharmakirthi
Somalatha Subasinghe
Upali's Step Mom
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Lester James Peries Director · phillip cooray Writer Martin Wickramasinghe Author
First release April 2, 1976 · Produced in Sri Lanka · Original title Madol Doova - මඩොල් දූව
Production
Sri Lanka
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Original title
Madol Doova - මඩොල් දූව
Original language
Sinhala
Spoken on screen
Sinhala
Release dates
Sri Lanka · April 2, 1976
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