- Radhe Shyam was originally conceived by director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. He worked with his assistant Radha Krishna Kumar to develop the story but the idea was dropped after they failed to give it a conclusion.
- Kumar borrowed the storyline from Yeleti, and worked on it for eighteen years to give the story a satisfactory ending. He narrated the script to actor Prabhas while he was shooting for the Baahubali series (2015–17). Prabhas liked the script and signed up for the project.
- Kumar initially wanted to set the story in the backdrop of a hill station in India. However, the story was moved to Europe following Prabhas’ suggestion. Radha Krishna Kumar revealed that the protagonist Vikramaditya’s character is inspired by real life European palmist Cheiro.
- Several titles including Jaan and O Dear were considered for the film but the makers finalized Radhe Shyam as the film’s title.
- The film was formally launched on 5 September 2018 in Hyderabad, tentatively titled as Prabhas 20. Pooja Hegde was cast opposite Prabhas. Hegde called the film a “fresh and mature love story”. Veteran actress Bhagyashree is cast in a crucial role in the film.
- Principal photography commenced on 6 October 2018. The film is shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages.
- Filming took place in Hyderabad, Turin (Italy) and Georgia, after which it was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Filming resumed in Italy in October 2020.
- In December 2020, several scenes were shot at the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. Final schedule of the film began on 25 June 2021 in Hyderabad. While much of the film was shot on location in London, a particular scene featuring Prabhas in London was shot in India using virtual production technology.
- Filming was completed on 28 July 2021.
- Radhe Shyam was released in cinemas on 11 March 2022. Earlier, the film was scheduled to release on 30 July 2021, however, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Later in July 2021, it was announced that the film will be released on 14 January 2022 but in early-January, UV Creations announced that film was postponed due to the Omicron variant. In February 2022, it was announced that the film is scheduled to be released on 11 March 2022. The film was released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages.
- The film had done a pre-release business of ₹210 crore from the sale of theatrical rights.
- The film’s satellite rights were acquired by Zee Entertainment Enterprises in all languages, while the digital distribution rights were acquired by Amazon Prime Video. Zee News stated “The film has fetched its makers a whopping amount of Rs 200 crores just from the satellite and digital rights before it hit the screens”.
- The film began streaming on Prime Video in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam on 1 April 2022. The Hindi version started streaming on Netflix after 3 May 2022. The Hindi version is also available on Zee5.
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