Yesteryear actress Sumalatha has praised Oopiri to the skies. Taking to social media, she posted the below message:

"Oopiri..in a nutshell...just takes your breath away.. The very choice to adapt this kind of a movie (The Intouchables), given the commercial constrains of the telugu movie scenario says a lot about the gumption, vision and courage of the filmmaker Vamsi Paidipally. He has avoided all the action-dance, dream, song cliches in spite of the potential threats in a lot of scenes. You can't help but applaud and admire him for taking this giant stride and placing his faith in the audience's intelligence quotient. Here is someone who doesnt seem to think that the viewer is a fool.

"As for the movie itself..it makes you laugh ..a lot...it makes u cry a bit...it totally connects you emotionally to the main characters played so beautifully by Nag & Karthi while Nag dares to attempt the role of a wheelchair bound person whose spirit still wants to fly and soar. He manages to convey the frustrations, the joy, sadness and hope in a very nuanced performance and lends that touch of class unique to him. Karthi plays the perfect foil to him...the lovable rake who draws him out and gives him a new lease of life , he crackles the screen with his wit and presence ..to put in filmi language...hes the mass & Nag the class .Karti has also dubbed in telugu himself and pulls it off convincingly. Prakashraj and Jayasudha excel in their supporting roles.

"Moral : All it takes is a good movie to bring the good audience back."