Woodpeckers were the first to know

Dec 2, 2023

1h 36m

★ 4.0

Overview

Maanish belongs to a group of tree cutters. While returning home, he accidentally lost an axe he was supposed to hold onto. Despite all his efforts, he can't recover the axe. Maanish is then approached by a bizarre creature named Maramkothy, who promises to help him retrieve the lost axe.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

Pumpkin Medium

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Cast

Maanish

Aswin Krishna

Maramkothy

Vishnu Narayanan N

Pavi

Thamban Kodakkad

Achan / Performer

Edwin Tomy

Amma / Performer

Alpha Maria Tom

Suni (voice)

Akash K K

Jalitha (voice)

Riga Babu Alakode

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