[2] Ragu sought out artist Manuja Waldia to paint the artwork and explained that it is supposed to reflect her heritage Jaffna, Sri Lanka as well as her home Switzerland in the form of mountains.

[6] Ed Lawson of DIY wondered why the album did not come out in the early Summer, as it is so "sonically buoyant".

[3] Sam Franzini of Line of Best Fit argued that the magic of her debut mixtape damnshestamil has not "yet vanished".

[7] NME writer Kayleigh Watson saw the album as a recording of "hope for society and oneself" and an invitation to listeners to "join [Ragu] on a spiritual quest to be free".

[8] Anita Bhadani of The Skinny called Santhosam a "testament to finding your own joy and inner contentment" and opined that Ragu had "fully arrived", building a "distinctive space of her own".