Vincent has made a telefilm , Nadakaanthyam , in 2015 for MediaOne TV . The story was based on the life of a theatre actor and his struggle to meet the end in everyday life . The short film won four major awards in the Kerala State Television Awards including Best Direction , Screenplay and the Best short film for the year 2015 . Vincent published a travelogue based on her travel to Germany in a graphic series on Nazism in a Malayalam weekly . The critically acclaimed series published in book form by Chintha Publishers titled '' Daivam Olivil Poya Naalukal '' . In 2014 , she made a documentary , '' Vrithiyude Jathi '' ( 2014 ) ( ) for Media One . It highlights the plight of manual scavengers in Kerala . Inspired by true incidents , the film is based on the lives of scavengers who live in a neighbourhood of Kollam . Vincent adapted her award-winning documentary into a feature film by making her directorial debut with '' Manhole '' . The film entered the " International competition " section of the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala . Vincent became the first woman from Kerala to have a film screened in the history of the festival . At the festival , the film won two awards the FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film and the " Silver Crow Pheasant Award " ( Best Debutant Director ) for Vincent . The film received the John Abraham award ( special mention ) , which is instituted by the Kerala chapter of the Federation of Film Societies of India . In 2017 , Vincent was bestowed upon with the Best Director Award at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards , and became the first woman to win a State Award in the category
International Film Festival of Kerala
International Film Festival of Kerala
Vidhu Vincent