Saaho received mixed reviews. The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave it 1.5 stars and called it a 'damp squib.'
Shubhra wrote, "Prabhas is perfectly suited to throwing sharp things at tattooed guys built like trucks, and mowing down a phalanx of heavies without expending too much effort. And he does have an ability to underplay and be droll. What’s also nice is that his distinctly South Indian accent is not hidden in the dubbed version: our heroes are finally pan-Indian. When he is being easy and light are the only watchable moments in this mammoth enterprise. And also when Chunky Panday gets off a few good lines, and delivers them with the ease of a veteran."
"The rest, including the miscast Kapoor as a canny sleuthing cop, go by in a blur. Jackie Shroff is wasted in a brief cameo, and that’s a pity because he brings a loucheness to the table that no one else has," she added.
"5 years ago Prabhas was the next big thing & today he is already the big thing. Unlike some of the Bollywood stars who are still called as young stars after 10-13 years in the industry, this guy has made his own audience. Phenomenal! #Saaho," @ibeingdevil tweeted.
Chunky Panday shared a photo of his Saaho character Devraj on his Instagram stories and thanked the audience for the appreciation. He wrote, "Thank you for all the love and appreciation."
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Neil Nitin Mukesh was all praise for Saaho director Sujeeth in his comment on the latter's Instagram post. He wrote, “God bless you brother. You should be extremely proud of this Gem of a film. Technically it’s one of the best films that I have seen and been a part of. As an audience, I paid to see the film with my entire family just as all the lovely fans out there. And was NOT disappointed at all. It is easy to judge someone’s hard work and vision of so many years of countless hours. But it is another to stand strong and get it done. To commercially give your audience so many aspects all rolled into one is not an easy job. From great visuals to amazing performances and a layered plot with multiple characters is in itself a task. The twists and turns were very interesting and the scale of the action was par excellence. It was an honour to work with you and all at @uvcreationsofficial and hello … the fans have spoken.”
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"With Baahubali people got to know why he is called 'darling'
With Saaho they now know why he is called "Rebel Star"
Defies all bad reviews to collect 350+ Crores in 5 days????
Long hail to the one and only King of Indian cinema, darling to all, Young Rebel Star 'Prabhas'" @ChittuNgam tweeted.
"Now other actors fans have accepted that #Prabhas is most popular star. No other actor from any industry have such a craze. One thing I have to clear here that #north just loved #prabhas . He is taken a place into their heart & no one can replace him now," @Vaishali695 wrote on Twitter.
On Instagram, Neil Nitin Mukesh celebrated his recent release Saaho's success with a post that read, "Make way for India's biggest blockbuster of the year ?? #Saaho collects whopping 350 Cr+ gross in 5 days worldwide!"
"Am really happy tht ppl no longer get carried away by reviewers. They are deciding the movie's success themselves. Congratulations to the entire team of #Saaho on overpowering negativity & running successfully," @Harsha2877 tweeted.
"#Prabhas is no lesser than the #khans #kapoors or #AkshayKumar now. The collections of Hindi #Saaho prove the fact he is the new Indian superstar..." wrote @avadsays in a tweet.
"#Saaho drops on Day 5... Mass circuits are contributing... Partial holiday on Day 4 helped score in double digits... Eyes ? 110 cr+ total in Week 1... Fri 24.40 cr, Sat 25.20 cr, Sun 29.48 cr, Mon 14.20 cr, Tue 9.10 cr. Total: ? 102.38 cr Nett BOC. #India biz. #Hindi version," Taran Adarsh said via Twitter.
"In the 1990s, Rajinikanth had expanded his market and popularity beyond traditional Tamil markets. Now Prabhas did the same. Prabhas is next Rajinikanth," @TrulyShailesh wrote on Twitter.
"Rough breakup of #Saaho's mammoth 350* CR WW gross in its opening 5 days,
130 CR - North
110 CR - AP&TS
45 CR - KA,TN & KL
65 CR - Overseas
Historical opening ? ?
#Prabhas #SaahoStorm" tweeted trade analyst Kaushik LM.
On Tuesday, Sujeeth wrote an emotional post thanking the audience for watching Saaho. Stand-up comedian Aravind commented on the post and wrote, "Your story is an inspiration to many Sujeeth. Having seen you personally from your short film days to now, I can't tell you how much strength you gave me. To be a nice person and yet go on to achieve the things you have is an impossible task. Congratulations on this monumental feat. Here's to many more my brother."
"#Saaho at No.5 in #Australia Aug 30th - Sep 1st weekend Box office..
Total Gross - A$761,489
Telugu/Tamil - A$419,781
Hindi - A$341,708" trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted.
A user @That1Forker took to Twitter and wrote, "#Saaho When I watched it first, felt uncomfortable throughout and thought it was the worst movie ever made.Then I had to watch it again with my friends and my mind is blown. Correcting my judgement on this movie. Just watch it twice and talk to me!"
"Remember those scenes in movies where hero throws a challenge to villains that he will fight without using his hands or other such stuff, where he uses only part of his powers:
That's what comes to my mind when I see #Saaho's Hindi box office collections vs. other Hindi biggies," @KartikDayanand wrote on Twitter.
"You can hate #Saaho & give it bad reviews. You can report only Hindi version collections. You can inflate its production cost from 250 to 300 to 400 crores. You can't deny that this #Prabhas starrer will clock up higher numbers than every Bollywood film released so far in 2019" wrote journalist Asjad Nazir on Twitter.
Director Anand Kumar posted on Twitter, "Crazy man its a massive Rs 330 crore plus worldwide and nearly Rs 100 crore in Hindi in just 4 days, despite worst reviews, #Prabhas has proved that he is the ONLY pan-India superstar @TSeries #Saaho #SaahoStorm"
Saaho makers UV Creations tweeted, "India's biggest blockbuster of the year. #Saaho collects whopping 350 Cr+ gross in 5 days worldwide!"
A user @savvygupta wrote on Twitter, "I have already read and seen the reviews of #Saaho and went to see the film.. my brain was already thinking it’s not a good film ,but actually i felt it was entertaining .. I am sure I would have liked it more if I didn’t c or watched those youtube reviews. #Relative choices."
"So proud to have been a part of this mega project! ??? This one is one to add to the books!! ?? well done @sujeethsign @uvcreationsofficial @officialsaahomovie @actorprabhas @shraddhakapoor @neilnitinmukesh @chunkypanday @mandirabedi @jacquelinef143 @apnabhidu @arunvijayno1 @tseries.official and everyone else who was involved in making this a record breaking project to be remembered by Indians around the whole world ?? very special thanks to my team who made this project happen @sneha_savla1 @didooshruti @wipcreatives @ravina1610 @aadorem @srkapoor @exceedentertainment and loads of love to every single one of my awesome fans and supporters ???," Evelyn Sharma said via Twitter.
Ramesh Bala shared on Twitter, "#Saaho crosses ? 350 Crs+ Gross at the WW Box office in 5 days."
Jouranlist Joginder Tuteja posted on Twitter, "#Exclusive - #Saaho (Hindi) - #EarlyEstimates for Tuesday - 7.50-8 cr. Decent hold."
Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala tweeted, "#Saaho Hindi crosses the ? 100 Cr Nett Mark All-India. Collects around ? 8 Cr Nett on Tuesday.. Taking the 5-day total to ? 102 Crs. This is the 3rd Hindi movie for #Prabhas in the Prestigious 100 Cr Club after #Baahubali 1 and 2."