- Kaduva was officially announced on 16 October 2019 on Prithviraj Sukumaran’s birthday, to be directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Jinu V. Abraham, along with a poster featuring Prithviraj captioned “inspired from a true story”.
- Abraham said, that although the film is inspired by a true story, it constitutes only five percent of the film and the rest is fictional, which is set in the 1990s.
- Besides the character name, promotional materials of SG250 (working title) also bear similarity to what is depicted in Kaduva’s poster, said Abraham. The initial title he found for Kaduva was Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan and the screenplay was also registered under that title, it was changed after producer Stephen asked him to choose a shorter title. Abraham said Mathews had worked under him as an assistant director and had known him since 2011, with whom he had discussed stories, including Kaduva.
- In October 2020, upholding the order of the District Court, the High Court of Kerala gave clearance to Kaduva to proceed with production while restricting SG250 from making a film unless they create a new character and make major changes in the screenplay. A plea challenging the stay order of District Court was filed by the makers of SG250 (officially titled Ottakkomban), but it was dismissed by the Supreme Court of India in April 2022.
- Principal photography began on 17 April 2021. However, by the end of that month, filming was suspended after a surge in COVID-19 cases in Kerala.
- After completing Alone, Shaji Kailas began the second schedule of Kaduva on 24 October, which was expected to last for 70 days. Prithviraj joined in the second schedule.
- Vivek Oberoi joined the set in November. Abinandhan Ramanujam was the cinematographer. Filming was completed in March 2022.
- The film was mainly shot at locations in Pala and Erattupetta in Kottayam district and Vandiperiyar in Idukki district. Since the film is set in 1990s, they wanted to recreate old District Court, Kottayam, it was created as set in a 4-5 acre land at Ernakulam.
- While filming in Mundakkayam, there was a 50-person limit pertaining to COVID-19 restrictions set by the government. At Mundakkayam, the crew suffered flood and landslide, the set constructed was damaged. Filming went past three waves of COVID-19 in India.
- Prithviraj and Shaji Kailas was tested COVID-19 positive. Five fight sequences and three songs were filmed for the film. Kalabhavan Shajohn was tested COVID-19 positive while filming in Kochi. The film took two years to complete, overcoming COVID-19 pandemic, flood, and landslide.
- Kaduva was released on 7 July 2022 and received mixed reviews from critics. The film became the third-highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2022 by grossing over ₹52 crore at the box office. It was also marks actor Innocent’s last feature film, which was not a posthumous release.
- The digital streaming rights of the film are acquired by Amazon Prime Video and Hindi version by Disney+ Hotstar. The film was digitally streamed on Amazon Prime Video from 4 August 2022. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Surya TV.
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