Shiva Rajkumar revealed that he had almost quit 'Peddi', starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, due to his cancer diagnosis and treatment. He recalled, "I thought, 'Shall we cancel?' But [director] Buchi Babu said, 'No, we want you'." He added, "It's so sweet of them, and they waited for me for a long time. I'm very thankful."