Hindustan Times, in its review, said that Jr NTR-starrer 'Devara' "struggles to live up to the legend it spins". "Saif Ali Khan [is] constantly brooding and scheming while Janhvi Kapoor looks pretty as a peach with nothing much to do," wrote Neeshita Nyayapati. "Devara kind of starts out well if you put all logic aside and suspend disbelief," she added.