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Vidhu Vincent is a talented Indian film director, writer, and journalist from Kerala. She is well-known for her first feature film, Manhole. This movie helped her win the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. She was the first woman to win this important award.
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Vidhu Vincent's Early Life and Career
Vidhu Vincent was born in Kollam, a city in Kerala, India. After finishing her studies at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, she started her career as a journalist. She worked for a TV channel called Asianet.
While working in television, she became very interested in making documentaries and films. This led her to study at the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology in Thiruvananthapuram.
Reporting Important Stories
As a journalist, Vidhu Vincent reported on many important issues. She covered topics like Sand mining in Kerala and the problems faced by people affected by Endosulfan in Kasaragod. She also reported on attacks against women. Her reports made people in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and the public talk a lot about these issues.
In 2003, she was a reporter for Asianet News when the Muthanga incident happened. This was a protest where people were fighting for their rights. Vidhu Vincent left her job to join this movement. She was even arrested by the police for taking part in the protests.
After this, she took a break from journalism to get more degrees. She studied social work and philosophy. Later, she returned to journalism.
Standing Up for Women's Rights
Vidhu Vincent has always been a strong voice for women.
Leading Women's Organizations
In 2010, Vidhu Vincent became the first President of Penkoottu. This group works to help women who work in jobs that are not formally organized. These women often face many challenges.
In 2017, she played a key role in starting the Women in Cinema Collective. This group was formed to support female artists and workers in the Malayalam film industry. It aims to address problems and ensure fair treatment for women in cinema.
Making Films and Documentaries
Vidhu Vincent has made several films and documentaries that tell important stories.
Her First Telefilm
In 2015, she made a telefilm called Nadakaanthyam for MediaOne TV. A telefilm is a movie made for television. The story was about a theatre actor and his daily struggles. This short film won four major awards at the Kerala State Television Awards. It won for Best Direction, Best Screenplay, and was named the Best short film of 2015.
Documentaries and Books
Vidhu Vincent also wrote a travelogue, which is a book about her travels. This book was based on her trip to Germany and explored the history of Nazism. It was published as a graphic series in a Malayalam weekly and later as a book titled Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal. In 2020, she received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue for this book.
In 2014, she made a documentary called Vrithiyude Jathi (which means Caste and Cleanliness). This film was for Media One. It showed the difficult lives of manual scavengers in Kerala. These are people who have to clean waste by hand, which is a very unfair and hard job. The film was inspired by real events and focused on the lives of scavengers in Kollam.
Directing Her First Feature Film
Vidhu Vincent took her award-winning documentary, Vrithiyude Jathi, and turned it into her first feature film, Manhole. A feature film is a longer movie made for cinemas.
Manhole was chosen to be shown in the "International competition" section of the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala. This was a big moment because Vidhu Vincent became the first woman from Kerala to have a film screened in the festival's history.
At the festival, Manhole won two awards. It received the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film. Vidhu Vincent also won the "Silver Crow Pheasant Award" for Best Debutant Director. In 2017, she made history again by winning the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director for Manhole. She was the first woman ever to win this state award for directing.
Vidhu Vincent's Films
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| 2014 | Vrithiyude Jathi | A documentary film. |
| 2015 | After the End of Drama | A short film. It won the Kerala State Television and Journalism Award for Best Director and Best Script Writer. |
| 2016 | Manhole | Her first feature film. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. She also won Best Debut Director at IFFK and the FIPRESCI award for Best Malayalam Cinema at IFFK. |
| 2019 | Stand Up | A feature film. |
| 2020 | Singers of Liberation | A short film. |
| The Rebirth of a River | A documentary film. | |
| 2021 | Viral Sebi | A feature film. |
See also
In Spanish: Vidhu Vincent para niños
