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Woodpeckers were the first to know

Woodpeckers were the first to know

20234.01h 36m

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.

Directed by Ashin Jose
Written by Ashin Jose
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Top Cast

Aswin Krishna

Aswin Krishna

Maanish

Vishnu Narayanan N

Vishnu Narayanan N

Maramkothy

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Thamban Kodakkad

Pavi

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Edwin Tomy

Achan / Performer

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Alpha Maria Tom

Amma / Performer

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Akash K K

Suni (voice)

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Riga Babu Alakode

Jalitha (voice)

Themes & Keywords

forestcreatureaesop's fablesmagical creaturefolk talekvvaam

About Woodpeckers were the first to know

Woodpeckers were the first to know is a fantasy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of forest, creature, aesop's fables, magical creature, folk tale, kvvaam. Directed by Ashin Jose, it stars Aswin Krishna, Vishnu Narayanan N, Thamban Kodakkad. 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.

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