Critical response Skanda received negative reviews from critics Neeshita Nyayapati of
The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "
Skanda is not a film you expect logic from, but when it has only Ram and a few action sequences going for it, there's not much left to entertain either." Prakash Pecheti of
The South First gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Skanda is a regular, routine and formulaic narrative of Boyapati Srinu. It induces meaningless opium into mass audiences with a logicless story and absurd comedy and might even spoil the day of revelry during Ganesh immersion." Srivathsan Nadadhur of
OTTplay gave 1/5 stars and wrote "Skanda is a film that'll even make Boyapati's previous dud -
Vinaya Vidheya Rama - seem infinitely better. There's not much to say here, it's just a bad day at work for the filmmaker. Ram Pothineni's script selection woes continue and composer Thaman, who's a natural with action entertainers, misses the bus by a wide margin." Abhilasha Cherukuri of
Cinema Express gave 1/5 stars and wrote "
Skanda might just be the last nail in the coffin that is the Boyapati formula". Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of
The Hindu criticized the film and wrote "Skanda is bloated with no innovation in storytelling, characterisations, music or action choreography. It is so relentless in its celebration of high-decibel mass fest that you may want to keep your noise-cancelling earphones handy. Towards the end, when we learn there is going to be a part two, it sounds like a threat." BVS Prakash of
Deccan Chronicle criticized the characterization and screenwriting, while terming it as a "mindless gory action saga". ==Future==