[1] The film stars Richard Rishi and Sheela Rajkumar, with K. S. G. Venkatesh, Karunas, Nishanth and Soundariya Nanjundan in supporting roles.

[13][14][15] The soundtrack of the film was composed by Jubin, collaborating with director Mohan and actor Richard Rishi for the second time after Pazhaya Vannarapettai.

[17] Puducherry Governor and BJP leader Kiran Bedi celebrated womanhood by taking her housekeeping women for the film.

[6] Akshay Kumar of Dina Thanthi group in DTNEXT said, "Director Mohan has walked the tight-rope of a social message movie laced with casteism and almost manages to make the film un-polarized.

"[22] Priyanka Thirumurthy of The News Minute gave it 1 out of 5 stars, claiming it was almost like the film was "birthed on allegations by PMK Chief Ramadoss" who claimed Dalit men were luring Vanniyar women with "jeans, T-shirts and fancy sunglasses" back in 2012 and said it is "a vile casteist film that was better off not made".

[26] Indiaglitz gave 2.5/5 stating that "What works best in 'Draupathi' is the first half which plays out like a murder mystery thriller with a vigilante touch.

"[27] Behindwoods rated 2.25/5 stating that "The film focuses on a serious problem of fraudulent legal marriages but fails to deliver the desired impact due to the wrongful stereotyping of a particular group".

[35] Social activists and rationalists claimed that the film is speaking in favor of caste and is supporting honor killing.

The film employs a slew of confusing connections to obscure its casteist plot and portrays all Dalit men as lechers and prone to criminal activities.

Mohan portrays the Vanniyars as people with royal lineage, who are righteous by birth and honor both women(penn) and the land(mann), while Dalits as traitors and antisocial elements who were ostracized because of their supposed innate immoral nature.

Dalit men are shown as lecherous, lazy and drug addicts who try to date Vanniyar women to improve their social-economic status.

Marriage between Dalit men and non-Dalit women is frequently cited as the most serious problem faced by intermediary castes.

[38] India Today reported that Mohan G believes that many cases of honour killings are false, and this belief is expressed explicitly in some scenes and dialogues.

Thirumavalavan, the founder of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, as the leader of the "fake love" racket and for including provocative statements against inter-caste marriage.

In the film, an allegedly criminal character claims that their commander instructed him to chant "Adanga Maru, Aththu Meeru," a political slogan popularised by Thirumavalavan.