22 Female Kottayam
2012 2h 2m movie Film India

22 Female Kottayam

22 ഫീമെയിൽ കോട്ടയം

Synopsis

22 ഫീമെയിൽ കോട്ടയം

22 Female Kottayam, also known as 22FK, is a 2012 Indian rape and revenge film directed by Aashiq Abu and starring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead roles. The film deals with the travails of a nurse who was victimised for no fault of hers and who takes revenge on her tormentors in a rather unusual manner. Set and filmed in Bangalore, the film released on April 13, 2012, and received strongly positive reviews from critics. It was also well received at the box-office.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with 22 Female Kottayam. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Crime + Drama in India

137 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 22 Female Kottayam itself).

The 2011–2013 India Window

Among 233 India films we catalog from this window, 22 Female Kottayam places #20 — near the top of its class.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  2. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #2

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012
  3. Ayalum Njanum Thammil
    #3

    Ayalum Njanum Thammil

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  4. Amen
    #4

    Amen

    ★ 7.7 · 2013
  5. Jatt & Juliet
    #5

    Jatt & Juliet

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  6. Drishyam
    #6

    Drishyam

    ★ 7.6 · 2013
  7. Ustad Hotel
    #7

    Ustad Hotel

    ★ 7.6 · 2012
  8. Raja Rani
    #8

    Raja Rani

    ★ 7.6 · 2013

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 22 Female Kottayam premiered alongside 68 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$400K
Budget
$500K
Revenue
$100K
Net Profit
1.3×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $4K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 68 other India films in 2012.

The 893rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

28
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
30th
Popularity percentile

28 audience reviews — more than 64% of India films in our index.

Review volume (64th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on 22 Female Kottayam, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • bangalore · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • betrayal · 28
  • jail · 14
  • nurse · 13
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • rape · 64
  • female protagonist · 33

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
28
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #257 of 1,983 India films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Crime productions specifically: #40 of 283 (top 14%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesFilm Brewery
Runtime2h 2m
Release DateApril 13, 2012
IMDbtt2363047