The film marked the first project of both the lead actors, after rising to fame from the television series Bigg Boss Tamil.

Sree makes a plan for his daily routine, to keep his parents oblivious to his relationship and moves into a rented house near his home with Sindhu.

One night, when Sindhu is moody and irksome, Sree takes her out and reveals to her that it is her birthday and tells her that he had traced it out after a lot of difficulty.

Sree constantly tries to talk Sindhu into agreeing to their marriage, but she sternly refuses since she wants to achieve her dream of opening a restaurant in Los Angeles.

When Sindhu refuses to budge, he decides to break up with her for his mother's sake and to marry a girl that his parents fix an alliance with.

In late October 2017, musician Yuvan Shankar Raja revealed that he would produce his first feature film, which would be a co-production with Rajarajan of K Productions.

The film was announced as a romantic comedy to be directed by Elan, who debuted with Graghanam with Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson chosen to play the lead roles.

The lead pair had risen to fame following their appearances on Star Vijay's reality television show Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan.

[6][7] Titled Pyaar Prema Kaadhal after the lyrics of Silambarasan's "The Love Anthem", production began during mid-November 2017 in Chennai, with cinematographer Raja Battacharjee selected to work on the film.

[8][9][10] Yuvan Shankar Raja's wife Zafroon Nizar was given the opportunity to work as the costumes designer for Raiza, thus making her debut in the film industry, too.

[11] The first schedule of the film was finished in early December 2017, with Bhanupriya also joining the cast to portray Harish Kalyan's mother;[12] she, however, was replaced later by actress Rekha.

[20] The lyrics were written by Niranjan Bharathi, Vivek, Madhan Karky and Mohan Rajan, Malaysian singer-songwriter Oviya Oomapathy, and Elan himself.

Sid Sriram, Sanjith Hegde, Al Rufian and Teejay Arunachalam recorded for the film's songs,[21] collaborating with the composer for the first time, as well as lyricists Vivek and Mohan Rajan.

The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 and stated "A little more emotional connect would have worked wonders for the film, which however managed to stay away from a clichéd climax.

"[34] Behindwoods rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal is high on love and music to entertain the youth!

"[35] Sify gave 3 out of 5 and stated "Pyaar Prema Kaadhal also has all these elements but what works in favor of the film is a fresh new pair and sensible characterization.

"[37] Deccan Chronicle gave the film a 3 out of 5 stars and stated "A major success of the movie is Elan’s well-etched characters and apt casting of the lead refreshing pair.