Eight years after being associated with the N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Nayanthara, and Sheela Kaur-starrer Telugu action drama Adhurs as an associate director, Varikooti Varaprasad made his directorial debut in 2018 with the romance family-drama Inthalo Yennenni Vintalo, featuring Nandu and Pooja Ramachandran in the lead.