The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave Tanhaji 2 stars. She wrote, "There’s a lot of thunderous speechifying combined with thundering hooves, as befits an epic which toplines a historical figure who was chiefly a warrior. The opening credits tell us that eminent historians were consultants for this resurrection of the hitherto ‘unsung’ Tanhaji, to give him his rightful place in the pantheon of Maratha braves."
"Given the times we are in, as long as we get an array of costumery, and our noble ancestors rattling their sabres, flag-waving period films will get audiences. Or will they? Whatever happened to provenance? I enjoyed Saif’s maniacal bad guy, which comes off as yet another variant (Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt) of the flesh-devouring, diabolical, ruthless enemy that Bollywood currently delights in. Devgn and Kajol have a couple of soft moments," the review further read.
Entertainment tracker Sreedhar Pillai posted on Twitter, “#Tanhaji 3.5/5 Spectacular period action drama. Dir #OmRaut neat story telling, effective use of VFX ( it’s in 3D), stunning climax backed by terrific BGM. Superb performances by @ajaydevgn as brave heart Maratha warrior and a fantastic #SaifAliKhan as the villain is outstanding.”
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User @Nocturnalchap posted on Twitter, “A brilliant film depicting the valor of our ancient soldiers, every Indian should watch it, almost perfect #AjayDevgan acted brilliantly and other actors but for me #SharadKelkar impressed me the most, he must portray Chatrapati #Shivaji on big screen #TanhajiUnitesIndia #Tanhaji.”
“#TANHAJI is almost like watching an Amar Chitra Katha narration on celluloid, thanks to its brilliant VFX and 3D format and with a simplistic story telling which pulls the heart strings and gets an emotional connect bang on,” tweeted @shikipediaa.
“Congratulations @ajaydevgn @omraut and @itsBhushanKumar for #Tanhaji... once again Ajay has pushed the level of action in Indian cinema, especially the last 30 minutes are truly spectacular. #SaifAliKhan is so enjoyable at the top of his game!,” tweeted filmmaker Goldie Behl.
@machindrasanap9 wrote on Twitter, "TANHAJI IS A ROAR .LITERALLY ROAR.Sharad Kelkar I saw him in few movies n webseries.but now I remember him always in role of ??????? ?????? ?????? after seeing #TanhajiTheUnsungWarriror. What a movie. What an experience @SharadK7 @ajaydevgn @omraut #TanhajiUnitesIndia."
Parvin Dabas tweeted, "Looking forward to watching #Tanhaji for no other reason than it seems to be an amazing film...Congrats @ajaydevgn bhai...need more films on Indian heroes like this..."
@subhashree_m posted on Twitter, "One of the best movie ever watched #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior #TanhajiUnitesIndia Glorious past in finest storytelling. We need more movies like this @ajaydevgn @itsKajolD."
"What a masterpiece delivered by @ajaydevgn. Really enjoyed it ! Truly the history was reinstated and we got to know which was unknown. #TanhajiUnitesIndia," @MDIVYANSHUJAIN said via Twitter.
Siddharth Kannan shared on Twitter, "Thank you for making such meaningful cinema @ajaydevgn! #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior made us proud of our roots! #Sidk @TanhajiFilm #Tanhaji @TSeries @itsBhushanKumar @AjayDevgnFilms."
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn thanks fans for the response to his latest film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.
Calling Sehmat author Harinder S Sikka wrote on Twitter, "Great message @ajaydevgn. That’s difference Tanhaji brings on board. He talks about uniting India without going Left or Right. All round quality package in action, acting, cinematography & direction. Long overdue. #Tanhaji"
Anil Sharma tweeted, "@ajaydevgn ji saw ur passionate work #Tanhaji .. loved it ..effort n hard work of entire unit is remarkable..my best wishes to @ajaydevgn @itsKajolD @itsBhushanKumar @TSeries."
Film trade analyst Sumit Kadel posted on Twitter, "#TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior witnessed a huge turnaround on Day-2 as it collected in the range of ? 22.50-25 cr nett, these are early estimates. #Tanhaji"