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)
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Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget2.5 crore (US$300,000)[2][3]
Box office5.2 crore (US$620,000)[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.

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