[4] The film features Priya Prakash Varrier and Noorin Shereef with Roshan Abdul Rahoof in the prominent roles.

The movie gained worldwide attention due to a clip which went viral, from the song "Manikya Malaraya Poovi".

It was dubbed and released in Tamil with the same title, in Kannada as Kirik Love Story[7] and in Telugu as Lover's Day.

[10] Malayalam film producer Ousepachan Vaalakuzhy, impressed with Omar Lulu's Happy Wedding and Chunkzz decided to finance his third project, Oru Adaar Love.

[4] The original version of "Manikya Malaraya Poovi" was written by P. M. A. Jabbar with music composition by Thalassery K. Refeeque in 1978.

[15] It was dubbed in Tamil with the same title, in Kannada as Kirik Love Story and in Telugu as Lover's Day.

[17] The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating: "Oru Adaar Love seems like a quickly put together movie trying to cash in on the rather unexpected publicity that came its way.

"[18] India Today gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating: "Oru Adaar Love's lacklustre story and underdeveloped character arcs struggle hard to entertain the audience throughout the film.

"[20] Times Now gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating: "The film does no justice to the title but you can watch it to reminisce about your high school days and your first crushes.

"[21] The Week gave 1 out of 5 stars, stating: "One of the oft used cliches when reviewing a movie is 'old wine in new bottle'.

"[23] The Indian Express gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating: "Oru Adaar Love has no plot as such except for a predictable romantic triangle that plays out between Priya Prakash Varrier, Roshan Abdul Rahoof and Noorin Shereef.

The entire movie feels like one big set up to achieve a moment that’s fashioned to make the audience sob.

"[24] Sify gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating: "Oru Adaar Love provides some unexpected surprises but you would require real patience to sit through until then.