Sarkaru Vaari Paata

Following the success of Geetha Govindam (2018), the film's director Parasuram narrated a script to Mahesh Babu.[4] Later, Parasuram began working on the Naga Chaitanya-starrer Nageshwara Rao.[5] The filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] leading Parasuram to re-visit Babu's film.[7] The project was officially confirmed during late-April 2020, with the Parasuram stating it as a "dream come true" moment on directing Babu.[8] Mythri Movie Makers and 14 Reels Plus in collaboration with Babu's home banner, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment jointly funded the project.[9] On 31 May 2020, on the occasion of Babu's father Krishna's birthday, the makers officially announced the project with the film being titled as Sarkaru Vaari Paata.[10][11]

S. Thaman was signed to compose the music for the film in his fourth collaboration with Babu.[12] The technical team of the film consists of cinematographer P. S. Vinod,[13] editor Marthand K. Venkatesh and production designer A. S. Prakash.[14] Vinod was eventually replaced by R. Madhi as the cinematographer, as he opted out due to schedule conflicts.[15] In April 2020, Kannada actor Upendra entered the talks to play a crucial role but it did not materialize.[16] In June, Kiara Advani and Saiee Manjrekar were initially considered as the lead actress.[17][18] However, in October, Keerthy Suresh was confirmed to play a lead role.[19][20] In January 2021, Vennela Kishore and Subbaraju joined the production.[15] Tamil actor Samuthirakani was signed to play a pivotal role,[21] and joined the film's production in September 2021.[22]

Part of the film was shot at Barcelona, Spain.

In September 2020, Parasuram and his team went to United States, for a location scouting, in order to shoot the film.[23] A formal launch event was held in Hyderabad on 21 November 2020,[24][25] with the film's shooting might commence from 1 January 2021,[25] and will be primarily shot in the United States, Hyderabad and Dubai.[26] However, principal shooting began on 25 January 2021 at Dubai.[15][27]

The first filming schedule took place for four weeks at Mleiha (Sharjah),[28] and was completed on 21 February 2021.[29][30] The second schedule of the film commenced on 13 April 2021 in Hyderabad where two crucial scenes were planned to be shot.[31] But, on 20 April, it was reported that the film's shooting being stalled after six crew members were tested positive for COVID-19.[32] Shooting further delayed after night curfew and several restrictions being announced in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to control the rise in COVID-19 cases.[33] The filming resumed in July 2021 in Hyderabad, where scenes featuring Babu and Suresh were shot for a month-long schedule.[34] On 14 August 2021, the film's team headed to Goa for a primary schedule which consisted fight scenes choreographed by Ram Lakshman duo.[35] In October 2021, a schedule took place in Spain and was wrapped up by the first week of November.[36]

Shoot of the film was halted as Babu underwent a knee surgery.[37] A schedule was planned in January 2022 but was delayed as Babu tested positive for COVID-19.[38] Final schedule of the film began in March 2022, at the Aluminum factory in Hyderabad.[39] Action sequences in the climax featuring Babu were shot in this schedule.[40] The shoot was completed in late April 2022.[41]

Sarkaru Vaari Paata is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 12 May 2022. Earlier in January 2021, the film was announced to be released in January 2022 coinciding with the Sankranti festival.[48] Later in July 2021, the release date was announced as 13 January 2022.[49] However in November 2021, the film was postponed to 1 April 2022 coinciding with the Ugadi festival.[50] In January 2022, the release date was pushed back to 12 May 2022 due to production delays.[51] The film is also planned to have a Tamil dubbed version.[52]

Star Maa acquired the satellite rights of the film in June 2021.[53]