Principal photography begun in January 2021 in Dubai and later also took place in Hyderabad, but was put on hold in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Initially set to release in January 2022, Sarkaru Vaari Paata was deferred due to the pandemic and production delays.

Mahi agrees but instead, he grabs the attention of the media about the loan repayment and reveals that Rajendranath owes him ₹10,000 crore (US$1.2 billion), much to everyone's astonishment.

Mahi decided to recover the amount and also expose the fault lines that run deep within the Indian banking system.

Rajendranath, with his political connections, manages to issue a stay order for the bank notice, from the Supreme Court.

Mahi reveals that his parents took a loan of ₹15,000 (US$170) from the same bank 15 years ago and were unable to repay it on time, due to which they committed suicide.

Mahi had forgiven the bank as they did their duty for collecting the loan and that the people must be blamed for not paying the amount in time.

[10] The project was officially confirmed during late-April 2020, with Parasuram stating it as a "dream come true" moment on directing Babu.

[12] 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.

[15] The technical team of the film consists of cinematographer P. S. Vinod,[16] editor Marthand K. Venkatesh and production designer A. S.

[18] In April 2020, Kannada film actor Upendra entered the talks to play a crucial role but it did not materialize.

[34] Shooting further delayed after night curfew and several restrictions being announced in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to control the rise in COVID-19 cases.

[35] The filming resumed in July 2021 in Hyderabad, where scenes featuring Babu and Suresh were shot for a month-long schedule.

[36] On 14 August 2021, the film's team headed to Goa for a primary schedule which consisted fight scenes choreographed by Ram Lakshman duo.

[56] The film was digitally streamed on Amazon Prime Video from 23 June 2022 in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil and Malayalam.

[60] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Sarkaru Vaari Paata remains a half-baked commercial drama you can sit through mostly due to Mahesh and Keerthy performances".

[61] Janani K of India Today gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Sarkaru Vaari Paata could have been a solid commercial entertainer dealing with a relevant topic.

[64] Sankeertana Varma of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 2/5 stars and wrote "Sarkaru Vaari Paata reeks of simplistic snobbery associated with any film naive enough to pretend that it can solve a systemic issue in less than thirty minutes as its hero is strong and handsome".

[65] Haricharan Pudipeddi of the Hindustan Times stated "Mahesh Babu offers something fresh in his latest film.

[66] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu stated "This Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh film gets weighed down by an overdrawn later half".

[67] Murali Krishna CH of Cinema Express gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Overall, Sarkaru Vaari Paata has many flaws and there’s no doubt about it.

On the whole, Sarkaru Vaari Paata is a film that works on Mahesh Babu’s charisma and the core identifiable story idea.

[69] Sarkaru Vaari Paata grossed ₹185 crores worldwide in its theatrical run and became the third highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022.

[73] Tracking portal Box Office India termed its performance "an average fare" with a domestic net collection of ₹100 crore in five days,[74] while Indo-Asian News Service claimed it to be the fastest to collect ₹100 crore at the domestic box office for a film with Telugu-language version only.