22 Female Kottayam

22 Female Kottayam
Promotional poster
Directed byAashiq Abu
Written by
Produced byO. G. Sunil
StarringRima Kallingal
Fahadh Faasil
CinematographyShyju Khalid
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music byBijibal
Rex Vijayan
Avial
Production
company
Film Brewery
Distributed byPJ Entertainments Europe
Release date
  • 13 April 2012 (2012-04-13)
[1]
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹2.5 crore (US$290,000)[2][3]
Box office₹5.2 crore (US$610,000)[2][3]

22 Female Kottayam, also known as 22FK, is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Aashiq Abu. Written by Syam Pushkaran and Abhilash S. Kumar.[4][5] The film stars Rima Kallingal and Fahadh Faasil. It was set and filmed in Bengaluru.[6]

It released on 13 April 2012, and received positive reviews from critics. It was also well received at the box-office.[7][8][9] The climax of this film is very similar to the climax of the Hollywood film Return to Sender.

Plot

Tessa is a nursing student in Bengaluru with plans of traveling to Canada for a career. She meets Cyril, a travel agency worker, when she is setting up her visa. They fall in love and start living together. Tessa loves him with all her heart and takes their relationship and cohabitation seriously.

One day while at a pub, a guy misbehaves with Tessa and Cyril beats him up badly. The guy tries to take revenge on Cyril and searches for him. Cyril goes into hiding with the help of his friend Hegde. Hegde arrives at Cyril's home to inform Tessa about the situation. Then he asks her plainly "Can I have sex with you?" Though Tessa disagrees she is beaten up and forced to the bed. She gets raped that day. Cyril becomes violent and wants to kill Hegde. Tessa calms him down saying that she does not want to make the incident worse than it is; she instead wants to get to Canada at the earliest. Once Tessa recovers from her injuries, Hegde visits her again to ask for forgiveness. He comes while Cyril is not around and finds her in injury. He then rapes her again and leaves her. Tessa decides not to travel abroad and plans to murder Hegde.

Cyril discusses the situation with his boss who suggests killing Tessa and appoints Cyril to do it. Cyril traps her by putting some drugs in her bag. The police arrest Tessa and she is imprisoned. While Tessa calls out for help, she finds Cyril simply walking away from her, which is when she realizes Cyril set her up. Cyril relocates to Cochin and runs a modeling agency. While in prison Tessa meets Zubeida who is sentenced for murder. Through Zubeida's criminal world connections Tessa realizes that Cyril is a known pimp and was cheating her along with the support of his boss Hegde. Zubeida and Tessa bond well with each other, and Zubeida molds a criminal mindset within her for the strength and courage needed to strike back at Cyril and Hegde.

When the court sets her free, Tessa with the help of DK kills Hegde by poisoning him with a cobra. Next, she arrives in Cochin as a femme fatale in search of Cyril while pretending to be a model. Later one night Tessa hooks up with Cyril in his studio. Cyril who had recognized her earlier reveals it and angrily berates her. He beats her and abuses her by calling her a "slut who does any 'adjustment' to flourish her career" for stopping her further being a menace to him. But his frustration dissolves slowly as he wants to enjoy her company. She reminds him she is a mere woman.

But at night Tessa executes her revenge plan and sedates Cyril and surgically cuts off his penis. When he regains consciousness she tells him that she has removed his male organ through surgery. While Cyril finds himself in intense pain and bound to his bed, she taunts him to make him realize his faults and the gross wrongs he committed to her and rationalizes her crime.

Tessa tells Cyril that she knows that she is still somewhere in his heart. She reminds him that she has only lost someone who cheated on her, whereas he lost someone who genuinely loved him. Now Cyril is stunned that he is not even able to face Tessa. Cyril recollects that her love was true and his love was overshadowed by his male supremacy concept and greed for wealth. Over the days he admits his actions that caused her pain. Then Tessa leaves him but not before inviting him to settle the score with her, if any remains there. Cyril accepts the challenge of a true criminal as he is and taunts her that he will confront her when he is ready, most probably knowing that he has to settle the score with her in terms of true love with roots in violence. Tessa leaves for Canada, dismantles her cell phone, and cuts further contact with DK.

Cast

Music

22 Female Kottayam
Soundtrack album by
Rex Vijayan and Bijibal
Released18 February 2012
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length22:44
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music
ProducerRex Vijayan
Bijibal
Rex Vijayan chronology
Chaappa Kurishu
(2011) 		'''22 Female Kottayam'''
(2012) 		English: An Autumn in London
(2013)
Bijibal chronology
Venicile Vyaapari
(2011) 		22 Female Kottayam
(2012) 		Ozhimuri
(2012)

The songs and score are composed by Bijibal and Rex Vijayan. The soundtrack album also consists of a title track Chillaane by Indian alternative rock band Avial.[10]

22 Female kottayam[11]
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Chillaane"R. VenugopalAvialTony, Neha Nair3:50
2."Melle Kollum"R. VenugopalRex VijayanJob Kurian, Neha Nair4:36
3."Neeyo"Rafeeq AhammedBijibalBijibal, Neha Nair3:25
4."Melle Kollum (Aalaps)"R. VenugopalRex VijayanJob Kurien, Neha Nair5:24
5."Chillaane (Remix Version)"R. VenugopalAvialTony, Neha Nair5:29
Total length:22:44

Production

Ashik says that the concept of the film was in his mind for many years. "This concept was there in my mind when I was working on my maiden venture, Daddy Cool. It stayed in my mind and I wanted to take it up at some point. I got the confidence to go ahead with the subject after the success of Salt N' Pepper. This one is not the usual kind of storyline that will appeal to all producers. There is a certain amount of risk in it."[12] After the success of Salt N' Pepper, Ashik announced his next film Idukki Gold. During the pre-production, Abu put the project on hold and started the work of 22 Female Kottayam.[13] The film was scripted by debutant writer Abhilash Kumar (who is the husband of actress Lena) along with Shyam Pushkaran of Salt N' Pepper fame. Kumar had worked with Ashik in Daddy Cool and Salt 'N Pepper as an assistant director. Kumar says the story is loosely based on real-life stories about young women who move out of Kerala to Hyderabad, Orissa and Bengaluru in search of nursing jobs to eventually go abroad.[14] The production controller of 22 Female Kottayam is Shibu G Suseelan.

22FK started production in December 2011 and was mostly filmed from Bengaluru.[13] Shyju Khalid wielded the camera. He says that the film, which was shot on a multi-camera, was a big challenge for him. "It is a thriller-cum-romance movie. In the first half, there is romance and suddenly a rape scene, so I had to add a lot of grays to give that effect. And, the climax was the most challenging part, as it’s very dramatic and I had to add the proper effect to retain the mood. Here, the subject was a little dark so I could experiment, but in normal movies you can’t do much of an experiment. Also, you have to keep in mind the taste of Malayalis," says Khalid.[15]

Critical reception

22 Female Kottayam received positive critical response upon its release.[16]

The Times of India rated it 3 out of 5 stars, concluding that "The film has a theme as old as the Kannaki myth but comes nowhere near in terms of inspiration."[17] One India commented that "22 Female Kottayam is like a fresh whiff of breeze" and concluded the review by adding, "Cheers for director Ashik for experimenting with such a novel and path breaking plot."[18] Rediff also rated the film 3 out of 5 star praising the direction of Ashik by saying "Ashik adds a distinct style to his direction with 22 Female Kottayam."[19] Sify rated it as good and said that "22 Female Kottayam may be far from perfect, but it is a movie in the right direction. Such efforts should be well appreciated, as it is a step that leads to better cinema."[20] NowRunning rated the film 3/5 and said "Big hugs, Mr. Abu for gifting us with this fighter female, 22 years old, from Kottayam. And an extra big hug for not parading her as a virgin."[21] Metro Matinee rated film as "Excellent" and said "Ashik's 22FK is a refreshing theme with superb execution."[22]

Box office

22 FK is one of the low budget hits of 2012. The film made at a budget of ₹2.5 crore grossed ₹5.2 crore at the box office.[2][23]

Awards and nominations

Kerala State Film Awards(2012)
  • Best Actress-Rima Kallingal
  • Best Supporting Actor-Fahadh Faasil
Asiavision Movie Awards (2012)[24]
Filmfare Awards South (2013)[25]

Remakes

The film was remade into Tamil as Malini 22 Palayamkottai with Nithya Menen and Krish J. Sathaar playing the lead roles.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Mollywood's small-budget films that did big wonders at the box office". TheTimes of India. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ Nair, Karthika S. (6 December 2015). "Stalking, Hypermasculinity & Other Problematic Elements in Indian Cinema". Feminism In India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Kerala girl takes revenge by chopping penis of 'rapist Swami'". www.daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "'22 FK' opens to positive responses". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  7. ^ "'22 Female Kottayam' is a hit". 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Celluloid clinches top honours at Kerala State Film Awards". The Times of India. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  9. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "22 Female Kottayam on April 13". Sify. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  11. ^ "22 Female Kottayam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Avial Band, Rex Vijayan & Bijibal". July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ ""22 Female Kottayam is a commercial thriller"". Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Ashik next will be '22 Female Kottayam'"
  14. ^ "Ashik to thrill audience"
  15. ^ "Malayalam directors usher in a new cinematic language" Archived 1 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Revisiting Rima Kallingal's 22 Female Kottayam: An uncompromising film". The Indian Express. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ^ "22 Female Kottayam movie review". The Times Of India. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  18. ^ "22 Female Kottayam – Movie Review". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  19. ^ "Review: 22 Female Kottayam is interesting". 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  20. ^ Movie Review:22 Female Kottayam
  21. ^ "22 Female Kottayam Review – Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  22. ^ "22 Female Kottayam Malayalam-Metromatinee". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  23. ^ "Mollywood's small-budget films that did big wonders at the box office". The Times of India. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  24. ^ "South Indian movie stars honoured in run-up to awards ceremony " Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Gulf Today. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  25. ^ "60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Malayalam Nominations". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

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