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Mangrove Island

19761h 32mLester James Peries

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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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What is Mangrove Island (1976) about?

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

Who stars in Mangrove Island?

Mangrove Island stars Joe Abeywickrama (Dharmasena Guru), Ajith Jinadasa (Upali Giniwelle), David Dharmakithri (Mudalali (Upali's father)), Padmasena Athukorala (Jinadasa/Jinna), Somalatha Subasinghe (Upali's Step Mom). The film was directed by Lester James Peries.

How long is Mangrove Island?

Mangrove Island has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1976.

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