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Mangrove Island (1976)

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

Release: 1976-04-02
Runtime: 92 min

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Cast
Joe Abeywickrama
Joe Abeywickrama
Dharmasena Guru
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Ajith Jinadasa
Upali Giniwelle
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David Dharmakithri
Mudalali (Upali's father)
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Padmasena Athukorala
Jinadasa/Jinna
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Somalatha Subasinghe
Upali's Step Mom
Denavaka Hamine
Denavaka Hamine
Net trapped homeowner
Daya Alwis
Daya Alwis
Punchi Mahattaya
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Trilicia Gunawardena
Dharmasinghe 'Hamine'
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Dhamma Jagoda
Balappu