F2: Fun and Frustration
F2: Fun and Frustration is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy film film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. Produced by Dil Raju and Sirish–Laxman under Sri Venkateswara Creations, the film stars Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah, and Mehreen Pirzada. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The plot follows Venky (Venkatesh) and Varun (Tej), who marry Harika (Tamannaah) and Honey (Pirzada) respectively. After their marriages, they try to control their dominating wives. The film was released on 12 January 2019 during Sankranthi, and grossed over 127.2 crore against a budget of 30 crore. "F2  was featured in the Indian Panorama Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India. It is the first film in the Fun and Frustration" series with a standalone sequel titled "F3" scheduled to be released in April 2022. Plot. In Hungary, Venky and Varun are caught by police. As they are interrogated by Indian Embassy officer Viswanath, Venky begins narrates his past. Venky works as a PA to local MLA in Hyderabad but earns handsomely. He marries Harika, a software engineer, who he met through a marriage proposal. At first, his life was enjoyable but Harika takes advantage  of Venky's innocence and starts tormenting him. Harika's sister, Honey, enters their home and creates more trouble between Harika and Venky to stay at their house. Varun picks up the story from here and starts narrating his own story. Varun is in love with Honey, a final year MBA student. One day, Venky catches Varun and Honey hugging in their house. He challenges Harika's family that if they can prove Honey has a boyfriend, all of their family must become his slaves. Venky successfully proves Honey's relationship and wins the challenge. However, Harika's family covers  it up saying that they already knew about it so they do not need to follow Venky's orders. Despite Venky's warnings about Honey, Varun moves on with marriage. After a series of incidents caused by Honey and Harika and their mother, Venky and Varun escape to Europe with the help of Venky's neighbor Prasad as the three agree that a husband is essential to a woman. Much to their surprise, they learn that Harika and Honey are set to marry Dora Swamy Naidu's sons who are businessmen in Europe, and Harika and Honey's family friend . Venky and Varun enter the house of the would-be grooms to stop the weddings. They disguise themselves as writers and convince Naidu that they would make a biopic on him. After a few incidents Venky and Varun drink and come to take Harika and Honey with them. Naidu tells them that the girls told him what happened the night before and both of them get arrested. After Viswanath takes them to his home he explains that men are supposed to understand women and their feelings. Harika and Honey are taken hostage by John Strow, Naidu's rival. Venky and  Varun go and rescue their women from a bridge accident, and the couples reunite. Production. Principal photography began on 27 June 2018. Soundtrack. 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. Audio rights to the film were purchased by Aditya Music. A video teaser 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. Release. Theatrical. "F2: Fun and Frustration" was released in the Telugu language worldwide on 12 January 2019 coinciding with the Sankranthi weekend. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil under the same title. Home media. The film was dubbed into Hindi and released on 14 July 2019 by Aditya Movies. 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." "Firstpost" gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated "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 what Pradeep says right from the beginning till the end — "Anthega Anthega"". "The Times of India" gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and said "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." Box office. "F2" grossed ₹7.2 crore on opening day in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and ₹12.9 crore worldwide. By the third weekend, the film grossed $2 million at the  United States box office, and by the end of its full theatrical run, it grossed more than 127.2 crore worldwide and wound up as the fourth highest grossing film of that year. Sequel. After the success of "F2", Ravipudi and Raju planned a sequel named "F3". The film was scheduled to release on 27 August 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally "F3" is scheduled to release on 27 May 2022. External links. Digital Streaming Partner: Amazon Prime Video