Meanwhile, Raj is helping his friend Anand to attract the attention of another girl, who turns out to be Priya.

She gains employment as Raj's boss and uses this position to tempt him, putting him through hardships and seducing him.

[4] Before Ganesh was given the lead role, the producers considered Puneeth Rajkumar but scheduling conflicts prevented this.

GS Kumar of The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ganesh gives the impression that his role is tailor-made for him.

"[9] Shashiprasad SM of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Overall this is a happy film to watch but the director could have trimmed it a bit in the second half.

[10]Sify wrote "Director Yogi G Raj could have thought of a different approach instead of just repeating the original, he needs to look into depth of characters at few places.

[11] A Shardhha of The New Indian Express wrote "A neat little trim by the editor could have made it slicker.

"[12] S Vishwanath of Deccan Herald wrote "While lover-boy Ganesh, smooth-talking Amulya & co courageously go through the charade, you scurry to the exit drained of the happiness you harboured and which the title professed to provide.

"[13] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror wrote "Unlike Shravani Subramanya which was original, Kushi Kushiyagi is the remake of the Telugu film Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde.