Kammala jumla mai zuwa: "Soorarai Pottru" ya sami kyakkyawan ra'ayi daga masu sukar, waɗanda suka yaba da manyan fannonin fasaha na fim ɗin, yayin da kuma suka yaba da aikin Suriya da jagorancin Sudha. An zaba shi a matsayin daya daga cikin fina-finai goma na Indiya da za a nuna a ƙarƙashin rukunin Mafi kyawun Fim na Kasashen waje a Gasar Golden Globe ta 78. Fim din ya kasance a shirye don nunawa a
93rd Academy Awards, amma ba a zabi shi ba. Fim din ya kuma shiga Sashin Panorama na Bikin Fina-Finan Kasa da Kasa na Shanghai. A halin yanzu shi ne na uku mafi girma rated fim a kan IMDb kuma yana da rating na 9.1, kawai a baya "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) da kuma "The Godfather" (1972).