Madol Duwa is a 1976

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 Sri Lanka

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Drama film

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 directed by Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1949, Peries has been involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries...

. 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 novel Madol Doova

Madol Doova

Madol Doova is a children's novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickramasinghe and first published in 1947. The book recounts the misadventures of Upali Giniwella and his friends on the Southern coast of Sri Lanka during the 1890s. It later describes the efforts of Upali and his friend Jinna...

. It was a commercial success.

Plot

Young Upali Giniwella (Ajith Jinadasa) is resentful of his new stepmother (Somalatha Subasinghe) and lashes out by committing harmless acts of mischief around the village. For this Upali is sent to a boarding school where he bonds with the headmaster (Joe Abeywickrema). He once again gets into trouble however and is returned home when a new headmaster installed.

Upali is punished by his father back home. He becomes more resentful and takes off with his servant boy Jinna (Padmasena Athukorala) to the island dubbed Madol Duwa. After some adventures there, Upali is found by a friend of his father. Upali learns that his father is sick and returns home to ask for forgiveness.

Cast

Actor	Role
Ajith Jinadasa	Upali Giniwella
Padmasena Athukorala	Jinna
Joe Abeywickrema	Headmaster
Somalatha Subasinghe	Upali's stepmother
Dhamma Jagoda Dhamma Jagoda Dhamma Jagoda was the first Head of the Drama Unit at the National Television channel Rupavahini Corporation in Sri Lanka. He was a pioneer theater and television play director and actor In Sri Lanka...	Upali's father
Shanthi Lekha Shanthi Lekha Rita Irene Quyn , better known as Shanthi Lekha, was a Sri Lankan actress. She played the role of mother in more films than any other actress in Sinhala cinema....	""
David Dharmakeerthi	elderly man
Denawaka Hamine Denawaka Hamine Dona Meraya Denawaka was a Sri Lankan actress. "The grand old lady" was known for portraying elderly characters.Hamine was born February 20, 1906 in Imbulgoda, Gampaha. She was by profession a school teacher until a chance encounter with G. D. L...	""
Punitha Mendis	" "
S. A. James	" "
Trilicia Gunawardene	""
Upali Attanayake	" "
Daya Alwis	"Lalitha "
Somaratna Dassanayake	""
U. Mapa Guneratne	" "
Merlyn Gunaratne	" "