Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that Posani Krishna Murali's "writing is bland. Neitherthe words nor the direction of Suresh Varma could make any scene strong". Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film one-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "Over all, Seshadri Naidu disappoints you". A critic from Full Hyderabad rated the film three out of ten and wrote that "Overall, Seshadri Naidu is crooked, pseudo-flaky and hollow. And Srihari, the real star, realistically tried his best to not make it look that way.", TeluguCinema wrote "From the opening scene where Srihari is shown in the gallows to the one where he scales the wall for escape, the shot structure is ridiculous and makes a mockery of the jails system. Not a single frame has anything to write home about the directorial skill".