Mangrove Island

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 Date

Apr 2, 1976

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Lester James Peries

Original Title

Madol Doova - මඩොල් දූව

Country

Sri Lanka