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Mangrove Island (1976)

Genres: Drama

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

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