Critical reception Liger received negative reviews from critics. Neeshita Nyayapati of
The Times Of India rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "It's ironic that
Liger is asked to focus multiple times in the film, but the script itself lacks the same focus." Janani K of
India Today rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "
Liger is a convoluted sports drama with a lacklustre story. In other words, Liger is a wasted opportunity." Sonil Dedhia of
News 18 rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Liger seems so long that by the end, I started feeling why did I get into this Aafat." She also called Deverakonda's performance as repetitive and tiresome. Sudhir Srinivasan of
The New Indian Express rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and called it 'a crossbreed between cringe and
cliché.' He added, "The kicks and punches in Puri Jagannadh's weakly written Liger seem directed at us." A reviewer for
Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, Liger fails to impress due to its silly and bizarre narrative and poor writing. At the box office, it will have a tough time attracting the audience to cinemas."
Shubhra Gupta of
The Indian Express rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "There's nothing new or fresh about the ingredients that go into the making of this
Liger. The plot is filled with all kinds of outlandish situations, and the treatment is jaded."
Saibal Chatterjee of
NDTV rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "
Liger is massive mess of a movie that Vijay Deverakonda's newfangled physique and action chops cannot salvage."
Sukanya Verma of
Rediff.com rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Director Puri Jagannadh's off-putting humour and ridiculous ambitions ensure
Liger is a dead duck from the word go." Suresh Bishnoi of cinereveal.com rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film presents a fine example of action choreography, but casting, acting and direction is so sick."
Stutee Ghosh of
The Quint rated the film 1 out of 5 stars and called the film 'a disappointment of colossal portions.' Sanyukta Thakare of
Mashable India rated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and said, "0.5 is for the longest fight montage I have even seen, also only good part of the movie."
Anna M.M. Vetticad of
Firstpost rated the film 0 out of 5 stars and wrote, "
Liger overflows with the signature tackiness of Puri Jagannadh's films and the misogyny that Vijay Deverakonda has proudly worn on his sleeve since he struck box-office gold with Arjun Reddy." Sanjukta Sharma of
Moneycontrol noted in her review, "Devarakonda has the swagger of a testosterone bomb but has no consistence in his impersonation of either the lover or the fighter.
Liger is an example of how cringe-worthy big Bollywood can get to resuscitate ticket sales. This attempt is out-and-out a lost case of such desperation." Monika Rawal Kukreja of
Hindustan Times wrote in her review, "Puri Jagannadh's Liger is extremely flawed and below average for the hype it created." She added that the film is devoid of any coherent plot, performances, or action that does not involve the hero strutting in slow-motion. Shomini Sen of
WION in her review noted, "Lots of mindless action sequences, arbitrary songs and a story that lacks logic-
Liger feels like an ordeal to sit through."
Box office Liger grossed
crore worldwide on its opening day including crore from
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana, with a distributor share of crore including crore from overseas market. On second day it collected ₹7.7 crore worldwide, on third and fourth day it collected ₹6.55 crore and ₹5.24 crore respectively. So on the weekend it collected India net ₹35.44 crore and ₹48.5 crore worldwide gross.and on fifth day it collected ₹1.5 crore.
Liger performed poorly at the
box office. Latha Srinivasan of
Firstpost attributed the film's failure to over-hyped promotions and audience expectations. Writing for
Hindustan Times, Abhimanyu Mathur stated that the film's team tried to manufacture a
pan-Indian success by casting actors from
Hindi film industry and failed. In October 2022,
News18 Telugu reported that the film has collected a total worldwide gross of crore with a distributors' share of crore. Thus, the film incurred a total loss of crore. == References ==