He lies to his wife that he is going to Malaysia to attend a business-related meeting but only to spend time with his girlfriend Bhavana in Bangalore.

A critic from The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "To their credit, MS Baaskar, Karunakaran and Vaibhav try to keep us invested but the listless writing doesn't keep us engaged.

"[8] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "For a film that depends majorly on lie, deceit and adultery for humour, Malaysia to Amnesia is depressingly unwitty.

"[9] Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu gave a mixed review stating, "Director Radha Mohan’s core idea has the ingredients of a fun trip, but this flight gets stranded.

"[11] Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express gave a mixed review and wrote, "So predictable are the events that you can easily second-guess each development.