Mangrove Island
1976, Sinhalese. Directed by Lester James Peries.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Sinhalese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lester James PeriesDirector
- Joe AbeywickramaDharmasena Guru
- Ajith JinadasaUpali Giniwelle
- David DharmakithriMudalali (Upali's father)
- Padmasena AthukoralaJinadasa/Jinna
- Somalatha SubasingheUpali's Step Mom
- Denavaka HamineNet trapped homeowner
- Daya AlwisPunchi Mahattaya
- Dhamma JagodaBalappu
- Trelicia GunawardenaDharmasinghe 'Hamine'
Details
- Released
- 2 April 1976
- Original title
- Madol Doova - මඩොල් දූව
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Written by
- phillip cooray
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Mangrove Island runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is Mangrove Island on?
Mangrove Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 April 1976. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mangrove Island?
Mangrove Island (1976) was directed by Lester James Peries and stars Joe Abeywickrama, Ajith Jinadasa, David Dharmakithri.