 On 11 January 2018 it was revealed that the title of the horror comedy would be "Stree" and Amar Kaushik would be the director of the film.As part of preparation for the role, Rao was provided with a sewing machine and a tailor would visit him everyday for a period of 20 days so as to teach him the process of sewing clothes.Principal photography of the film began on 13 January 2018 in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh and the first schedule was wrapped up on 30 January 2018.