It is a remake of the Tamil film Abhiyum Naanum (which was inspired by Father of the Bride)[1][2] that was produced by Prakash Raj himself.

[5] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Ananth Urs has done a decent job with the camera and kudos to Harsha, the editor for presenting a crisp output.

He has even acted well in an emotional song sequence" [7] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "That shouldn't be the case of the audience, who may discover some of the pleasures of plain, good old cinema.

[8] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Laali, by Dinesh Baboo, was one film that explored the bond between a father and daughter.

This film will entertain those bred on television soaps and make them realise that a story can be told in 150 minutes instead of years".