22 Female Kottayam : Good attempt but lacks finesse..!!

 Love stories with brutal endings.Almost similar to Sriram Raghavan's 'Ek Haseena thi' and Sidney Sheldon's 'If tomorow comes' in its narrative and treatment, the film actually strikes a much wider chord because of the love story that emerges with a beautiful pace eventually turning out to be quite lethal and shocking! Also, instead of making it too much of an 'action revenge saga', the narrative blends in with the brazen reality. The ending is actually more impactful and the twist in the climax would get lots of eyebrows raised. So instead of the protagonist killing the antagonist, the victim (being deceived, cheated and raped by a maniac being hired by a pimp of a boyfriend) leaves the deceiver with his genital organs surgically removed by her (Oh yes! she's a nurse!). The jail sequences doesn't make much of an impact and looks pale in comparison to Matondkar's 'Ek haseena thi' stints. Actress Reema Kallingal is just ok! She lacks the confidence to carry off a role like this,while the best comes out of actor Fahaad Faasil,portraying a complex character with such ease and fine precision, bringing out perfectly the dramatic transformation from a handsome lover boy to a cruel villain.