When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past.

[4] Reviewing the soundtrack album, The Hindu stated: "All the songs in the film are made rich by sensible and poetic lyrics [..] However, the singers' good rendition notwithstanding, the pronunciation by the non-Telugu artistes remains much to be desired as usual".

[5]Reviewing the film for The Hindu, Gudipoodi Srihari wrote: "Though neat and simple, there is nothing novel in the storyline which is akin to the narration in a novel.

"[6] A critic from Sify termed it "Slow and dreary," and stated, "Music of Keeravani is very average and dialogues by Ramana Chintapally are adequate.

"[7] Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot criticised the direction and screenplay, writing that the director failed to bring any novelty to the old storyline.