[1] The film features Jitendra Joshi, Amruta Khanvilkar, Hemant Dhome, Kshitee Jog, Aniket Vishwasrao and Kirti Pendharkar in lead roles.
[2] The plot follows the intricacies of a theft with a range of colourful individuals, with the event mainly restricted to a single venue, a farm house owned by a crooked politician.
The critic Ganesh Matkari of the Mumbai Mirror pointed out the loopholes in the story but appreciated Joshi and Dhome’s chemistry and said, "Choricha Mamla would have worked better as a play, preferably in the pre-cellphone era.
It doesn’t raise the bar established by the director in Maska, but for those who just want to have a good laugh without bothering to go into the logical framework of the narrative, it should work fine.
[12] Ajay Parchure of Lokmat called it "fresh humor" and wrote, "Priyadarshan has perfected the skill of conveying simple humour through facial expressions.