Upon release, the film met with positive critical reviews for its comical content and character portrayals.
The Times of India reviewed with four out of five stars lauding the film to be a "brilliant family entertainer with an excellent script, neat narration and slick placement of sequences".
Rediff.com reviewed that the film is "worth a watch" giving it a out of 5 star rating.
Bangalore Mirror wrote "Then there are the made-to-make you-laugh characters like the gluttonous old woman played by Umesh, a fake godman, a group of naughty students and fumbling lecturers who in perfect sync with the story. The highlights of the film are the quirky dialogues and the swift narrative". == References ==