The pre-release event of Anil Ravipudi directorial F3 was held in Hyderabad on Saturday. Starring Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Sonal Chauhan, Tamannaah and Mehreen, the movie is scheduled for release on May 27. Here are the excerpts from the event: Venkatesh: My last two films ‘Drushyam 2’ and ‘Narappa’ were released directly on OTT. It’s been three years since my fans and audiences have seen on the big screen. I’m really glad that the wait is going to end on May 27. I can promise you that ‘F3’ will be worth the wait. It’s been such a long time since Telugu audiences have watched a full-length comedy entertainer. I would also like to thank Annapurnamma garu and Y Vijaya garu, senior artistes who worked in this film. They showered so much love on me and used to bring me home-cooked food all the way from Chennai. Varun Tej: Venkatesh has done many multi-starrers but I’m the only hero who got to work with him twice, for ‘F2’ and now ‘F3’. Apart from working with him for this film, what I’ll cherish are the moments I spent behind the scenes with him, listening to him and learning from him. F3 has been beautifully designed by Anil Ravipudi and will be a bigger hit than ‘F2’. Anil Ravipudi: It’s been a long journey of ‘F3’ because of the pandemic. In order to make you laugh even more, we’ve worked extremely hard on the sequel. I’d especially like to thank my ‘script’ team. Laughing is easy but making a person laugh is not that easy. Venkatesh is a hero with an image but he puts that aside when doing comedy. Only a highly positive person can do that. Telugu people have been subjected to a lot of stress because of the pandemic. On May 27, forget all your worries, go to the theatre where ‘F3’ is playing and just keep on laughing. Dil Raju: ‘F3’ is my hat-trick film with Venkatesh having already done ‘Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu’ and ‘F2’ with him. Similarly, it’s a hat-trick with Varun Tej also for me” ‘Fidaa’, ‘F2’ and ‘F3’. This is my fifth film with Anil Ravipudi and we will work for many more films in the future. Mehreen: The entire cast and crew supported me a lot for my role of ‘Honey’ in this movie. We had a lot of fun making this movie and I’m sure the audiences will enjoy it the same way. Rajendra Prasad: After the late Ramanaidu garu, it is Dil Raju who has the right to being called ‘movie moghul’. ‘F3’ is sure to become a blockbuster. If the movie doesn’t live up to your expectations then I will never appear before you again. The movie is a laugh riot. Laughter is the solution to all our problems in society. I have been believing in this principle for the last 40 years of my career. Ali: Dil Raju has nurtured the sapling called Anil Ravipudi that has become a mighty tree today and we are all resting in its shade as Anil has been encouraging all of us by giving us versatile roles in his films. Such directors bode well for the industry and deserve all success. Sunil: ‘F3’ will increase the immunity of viewers with its healthy humour. The last time I worked with Venkatesh garu was for ‘Chintakayala Ravi’. I’m extremely honoured to have worked with him again for ‘F3’.
