[6][7] The film presents a detailed biographical sketch of Savarkar from his childhood, including the key events from his life, often in a near-worshipful tone towards its central character.

The movie concludes in 1950 with Savarkar being imprisoned due to concerns over a potential bomb blast during Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan's visit to India.

"[12] Filmfare rated it 3 out 5 and stated, "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar movie review: Randeep Hooda packs an impeccable punch in this hard-hitting & eye-opening biographical drama.

"[13] Firstpost in its review comments, "Randeep Hooda goes into the detailing of the story and makes sure to showcase the tiniest events of Savarkar’s life."

[24] On the other side of the line, Catherine Bray of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "It all adds up to a funny mixture of hagiography and limp film-making, albeit built around a fine central performance.

"[25] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote "The film attempts to uplift Savarkar in the popular imagination by vilifying Gandhi through a stylistically mounted and carefully crafted narrative".

[26] In the review for The Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta gave a rating of 2/5 and described the movie as "stridently one-sided, and, ultimately, reductive".

[8] Rohit Bhatnagar of Free Press Journal gave a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Randeep’s film is a slow burner and it drains you with facts and figures but it is a well-intended project that might strictly excite and appeal history lovers."

[27] Sana Farzeen of India Today rated 2 out of 5 stars and added that "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar turned out to be a shallow attempt.

"[11] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times writes in her review that the film "ends up being a one-sided narrative that's not bothered about presenting a balanced outlook about the contributions made towards India's struggle for freedom.

[9] Prateek Sur of the Outlook gave 2.5/5 stars and stated that, "‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ is a wasted effort to be honest.