Mangrove Island

Name: Mangrove Island
Director: Lester James Peries
Released: 1976-04-02
Cast: Joe Abeywickrama, Ajith Jinadasa, David Dharmakithri, Padmasena Athukorala, Somalatha Subasinghe

1976•1h 32m

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