Diary of A Housewife is a (2001) short film directed by Vinod Sukumaran

Vinod Sukumaran

Vinod Sukumaran is an Indian filmmaker. He has won the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director for the film Diary of a Housewife .He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. He presently lives in Mumbai...

. The screenplay is by Mohan Raghavan

Mohan Raghavan

Mohan Raghavan was a Malayalam film director. He studied at the School of Drama, Thrissur, and in Theatre Arts at Madurai Kamaraj University....

. The cinematographer of the film is Santosh Thundiyil

Santosh Thundiyil

Santosh Thundiyil is one of the highly appreciated contemporary Indian cinematographers. His first film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was one of the biggest box office hit in the Indian Cinema.-Career:...

, who is one of India's top cinematographers today. The film won the National Film Award for Best First Non-feature Film of a Director in 2002.

This film focuses on the concept of waiting and philosophical crisis of war. Through a young wife, it deals with philosophy of war, and the hopes and expectations related with it.

The film evolves around three female characters; a young lady, and old woman, and a girl.

Major Film Festival Screenings

• Inaugural Film of Indian Panorama at International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2002) held in New Delhi.

• Asian Cinema Section of Commonwealth Film Festival, Manchester (CFF 2002)

• River to River Florence-India Film Festival in Italy 2002

• Competition Section of Mumbai International Film festival (MIFF 2002)

• World Cinema Section of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK2002)

• National Film Festival organized by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy(2003)