F2: Fun and Frustration

F2: Fun and Frustration is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi, and produced by Dil Raju and Sirish–Laxman under the production house Sri Venkateswara Creations.[4][5] The film stars Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah and Mehreen Pirzada. The supporting roles are played by Prakash Raj, Nassar, Rajendra Prasad, Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi Pullikonda and the music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad.[6][7] The plot follows Venky (Venkatesh) and Varun (Tej), who get hitched to Harika (Tamannaah) and Honey (Pirzada). After their marriages, they decide to control their respective wives. However, their chauvinistic attitude often lands them in hilarious situations.

F2: Fun and Frustration
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnil Ravipudi
Produced byDil Raju
Written byAnil Ravipudi
Starring
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byBikkina Thammiraju
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12) (India)[1]
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹30 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹127.2 crore[3]

Released on 12 January 2019 during the occasion of Sankranthi, the film was commercially successful, grossing over ₹127 crore against a budget of ₹30 crore.[2][3] F2 was featured in the Indian Panorama Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India.[8] A sequel titled F3 is under production and is scheduled to release on 27 August 2021.[9]

Plot

The film begins with Venky and Varun Yadav getting caught by police and interrogated by officer Viswanath. Following which, Venky begins to narrate his past as his marriage is made by a bureau with Harika. In the beginning, his marital life is enjoyable but later on, Harika takes advantage of Venky and starts tormenting him. To his misfortune, his life takes another loop when Harika's sister Honey enters into their house and creates more trouble. Now, Varun starts narrating his own story, he is a happy-go-lucky youth who loves Honey and helps her win culture fest in her college. Here, Venky observes an incident of Varun and Honey hugging and then challenges Harika's family that if he could prove Honey has a boyfriend, all of their family must become his slaves. Venky succeeds in proving Honey's relationship and wins the challenge. However, Harika's family manipulates and covers it up saying that they already knew about it. Despite Venky's warnings, Varun moves on with marriage arrangements. After six days, and numerous frustrating incidents caused by Honey and Harika, Venky and Varun escape with Venky's neighbor Prasad. Venky proves that he has two families and is not able to bear the torture of his two wives. Venky, Varun, and Prasad leave for Europe. There they find that Harika and Honey have moved on and are marrying other people in order to teach Venky and Varun a lesson. Venky and Varun enter the house of the would-be grooms in an effort to stop the marriage. The rest of the story is about how Venky and Varun realize their mistakes and try to get their wives back. It is revealed that Harika is pregnant with Venky's child, and Honey is ready for the national singing competition. In the end, Honey marries Varun and they live their lives in happiness.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 11 July 2018.[10]

Soundtrack
F2: Fun and Frustration
Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released30 December 2018
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:51
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Vinaya Vidheya Rama
(2018)		 F2: Fun and Frustration
(2018)		 Chitralahari
(2019)
Singles from F2: Fun and Frustration
  1. "Rechipodham Brother"
    Released: 20 December 2018
  2. "Entho Fun"
    Released: 26 December 2018
  3. "Honey is the Best"
    Released: 29 December 2018

The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad marking his first collaboration with Anil Ravipudi, and the lyrics were written by Sri Mani, Balaji, and Kasarla Shyam. The audio rights of the film were purchased by Aditya Music. The video glimpse of "Rechipodham Brother" was released on 19 December 2018, and the lyrical video was released a day later on 20 December 2018. The second single track, "Entho Fun" sung by Devi Sri Prasad was released on 26 December 2018. The third single track "Honey is the Best" was released on 29 December 2018. The audio launch event took place on 30 December 2018, at RK Beach in Vishakapatnam.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Rechipodham"Kasarla ShyamDavid Simon3:44
2."Entho Fun"ShreemaniDevi Sri Prasad4:34
3."Honey Is The Best"ShreemaniHariharasudhan3:10
4."Dhan Dhan"Kasarla ShyamHemachandra, Sravana Bhargavi3:48
5."Girra Girra"BalajiSagar, M. M. Manasi4:55
6."Ding Dong"Kasarla ShyamRahul Sipligunj, Malathi3:33
Total length:23:51

Release

F2: Fun and Frustration was released in the Telugu language worldwide on 12 January 2019. The teaser was released on 12 December 2018. After a grand success in Telugu, F2 was dubbed into Hindi.[11]

Reception

Critical response

Y Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu wrote "This family drama’s appeal stems from good casting. Venkatesh plays his comic part to perfection consistently and capitalizes on Ravipudi’s dialogues with great timing and flourish. One is reminded of his glorious projects in the past. Varun Tej also impresses".[12] Firstpost gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "F2 manages to entertain quite a lot and it's well-intentioned. It wants men to understand the importance of saying ‘sorry’ and ‘I love you’ when it matters the most. In the film, Venky and Varun might have learned their lesson the hard way, but they do unravel the secret to a life of happiness — that you don’t have to learn Venky Aasan, but just follow when Pradeep says right from the beginning till the end — Anthega Anthega".[13] The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Give it a go for Venkatesh, who saves this film from sinking into oblivion. But give it a cold hard miss if outdated humor and gender tropes are not your cups of tea".[14]

Idlebrain.com gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "F2 has a lot of fun (first half) and a little frustration (second half). On a whole, F2 is worth a watch for its comedy quotient!".[15] The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "It might make you laugh if you leave your brains at home, but such an assumption is unlikely to work for the 21st century".[16] The Hans India gave 3.75 out of 5 stars stating "If you like family entertainers, then this movie is for you".[17]

Box office

F2 grossed ₹18 crore on the opening day in AP and Telangana, and ₹40 crore worldwide.[18] By the third weekend, the film raked in $2 million at the United States box office.[19] By the end of its full theatrical run, the film grossed more than ₹127.2 crore worldwide and end up as one of the highest grossing film of that year.[3]

Sequel

After the success of F2, Director Anil and Producer Dil Raju are planning for a sequel named F3. Apart from Venkatesh and Varun Tej, they are planning to rope in another hero to join the film.[20] However in April 2020, Anil Ravipudi clarified that there is little space for third hero in the sequel.[21] On 13 December 2020, a concept poster for the sequel was released, formally announcing the launch of the sequel.[22] The sequel, titled F3 is scheduled to release on 27 August 2021.[9]

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