Dhoomam is reportedly the revival of Pawan Kumar's long-delayed project, C10H14N2 (Nicotine). The director had originally planned the project a few years back and was in talks with actors like Ganesh, Dhananjay, and Rakshit Shetty, but it never got materialised. Later, Pawan planned another film titled Dvitva with Puneeth Rajkumar for Hombale Films. However, it also had to be dropped due to the untimely demise of the actor.

For Dhoomam, Pawan has retained his regular collaborator Poornachandra Tejaswi as the music director. Preetha Jayaraman will be handling the cinematography. The makers have announced that the film will be launched on October 9, 2022. It is set for a summer 2023 release.