[1] Karthi, Vivek, Kovai Sarala, Arun Vijay, Sangeetha, Prem, Pasupathy, and Sachu attended the audio launch.

The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars saying that "Utharavu Maharaja lacks the filmmaking panache that such a premise needs".

[3] On the contrary, News Today Net stated that "With a little more effort from the cast and scriptwriter, Utharavu Maharaja could have been even better.

Nevertheless, the movie that starts off in a complicated structure, sets itself on track to end with its ideology conveyed well.".

[4] Cinema Express wrote "Utharavu Maharaja turns out to be a huge disappointment thanks to the hyperbolic performances, unrealistic staging and poorly-written dialogues".