Writer-director Shiva Nirvana began his journey in Telugu cinema as an assistant director, working in well-received films like Rakhta Charitra (2010) and Solo (2011) early on in his career. In 2017, Shiva made his directorial debut with the romantic drama Ninnu Kori, which starred Nani, Niveda Thomas and Aadhi Pinisetty in central roles. The film was a critical and commercial success.

In 2019, he made his sophomore directorial outing with the romantic drama Majili, which featured Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni in the lead roles.