A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Amidst its low stakes and shortcomings, there's a certain earnestness in Oru Sarkar Ulpannam’sschematicstorytelling, which majorly owes to Rawther's writing and the conviction of its actors". A critic from Times Now rated the film four out of five stars and wrote that "Oru Sarkar Ulpannam does not necessarily give you anything grand, but it does give you something that is grounded and simple and more importantly, good".