 Janaki, who was originally chosen for the character of Parvati, was replaced by Savitri.Principal photography commenced with Nagaraja Rao, a still photographer shooting some stills of Nageswara Rao in the guise of Devadasu, with a glass in his hand and the looks of a drunkard.Rao also took shots of Savitri in Parvati's make-up in Naarsu's Studio.