The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and stated that "The film feels like a missed opportunity, especially at a time when farmers are fighting for water".[4]Deccan Chronicle gave the film the same rating and wrote that " In the end, Pagiri is a very novel twist to the 'common man woes' idea, but shallow comedy undermines the impact it could have had".[5] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "The plot had the potential to turn into an interesting satire and the director has made an attempt to move away from a formulaic-setting too. But the lack of fizz and punch in the script has turned it into a mediocre fare".[6]
