Kempirve director Venkat Bharadwaj's next is Naguvina Hoogala Mele. The director has also written the story and the screenplay of the film. The title of the romantic drama is inspired by one of the songs by Dr. Rajkumar.

Naguvina Hoogala Mele, starring Abhishek Ramadas and Sharanya Shetty in the leads, was shot in coastal Karnataka places like Thirthalli, and Shivamogga. The post-production work is going on in full swing, and the makers are planning to release the film in August.

KK Radhamohan, who has previously backed Bengal Tiger (Ravi Teja), Pantham (Gopichand), and Toss (Upendra), is bankrolling this film under his banner Sri Sathya Sai Arts.

The dialogues are written by Abhishek Iyengar, while the film's music is composed by Lovv Pran Mehta. Naguvina Hoogala Mele consists of five songs. Indian Idol singers Tajendra Singh, Niharika Nath, Tejaswi Haridas,  Leon Mumbai, Meghna Bhat, and Vimal have rendered their voices for the album. The makers have given a lot of importance to the music and conducted the sound mixing and mastering at London studios.

The film's cinematography is handled by Pramod Bharateeya. Naguvina Hoogala Mele also stars Balrajwadi, Girish Bettappa, Harsh Go Bhat, Aasha Sujay, Benaka Nanjappa, Jyothi Maroor, and others

Apart from Naguvina Hoogala Mele, Venkat Bharadwaj also has Sri Ranga, Rugna, and Aahatha lined up for release.