F2 – Fun & Frustration was carrying less buzz among the Sankranthi releases. Audiences too talked about ‘NTR – Kathanayakudu’ and ‘Vinaya Vidheya Rama.’ Promotions and business of these two films were quite high when compared to ‘F2.’
Many had doubts whether ‘F2’ would survive in this stiff competition. Teaser and trailer of the film have raised the expectations of the movie and post release, the entire scenario got changed. Surpassing all the odds, ‘F2’ so far has collected over Rs 60 crore share and it’s full run, the film is likely to end making Rs 80 crore share.
What’s surprising is, ‘F2’ collections are on par with the collections of ‘NTR’ and ‘VVR.’ It’s a strange case for ‘NTR.’ Though the film got terrific reviews, the ticket counter reported below par numbers while ‘Vinaya Vidheya Rama’ got a disaster talk. The film survived because of the festival season and Ram Charan’s mass image. The first part of ‘NTR’ has made just Rs 20 crore and ‘VVR’ collected Rs 60 crore.
If ‘NTR’ and ‘VVR’ collections are combined, that would be ‘F2’ full run numbers. If this would not have been festival season, ‘VVR’ would have certainly witnessed less collections and then Rajinikanth’s ‘Petta’ would come into picture to match the total collections of ‘F2.’