Malayalam music director Rahul Raj makes an impressive Telugu debut with this movie." The audio went on to mark record sales of 3 lakh CDs within 9 days of release. The Times of India called it Rahul rage in Tollywood. The cast and crew hosted the 'Triple Platinum Disc' celebrations on 5 November 2011; six days prior to the film's release. The Telugu version of the film was released on 11 November 2011 (11-11-11). The Tamil version released on 18 May 2012 in 200 theatres across Tamil Nadu. Oh My Friend received mixed reviews to positive from critics and this film is well received by the audience . Oneindia.com was positive about the movie, predicting that the film would do well at multiplexes. Radhika Rajamani from rediff.com said it is a feel-good entertainer that is "honest, refreshing, and true to life". Critics reacted negatively as well. "idlebrain.com" said that producer Dil Raju has made a brave attempt to make a film without any commercial padding. B V S Prakash of Deccan Chronicle rated the movie 2 out of 5, calling it "just another run-of-the-mill film". Cinegoer.com's Y Sunita Chowdary called it a pretty average film, but also said that you could watch it for the star cast. Deepa Garimella of fullhyd.com praised the film's interplay of characters, and the visuals and the music, but found the ending "an ending a serious violation of audience expectations", besides calling the plot predictable. She rated it 5 out of 10. "Oneindia.com" quoted the narration to be slow and subject to be cliched while praising the wonderful music and lead cast's performance as saving grace. "Galatta.com" gave a positive review for the Tamil version, saying "After a long time it is good to see a subtle romantic film, without any over-the-top dialogues and violence, in Kollywood. Siddharth, Shruti Haasan and Navdeep have done justice to their role; however Hansika doesn't have much to perform. Music by Rahul Raj needs a special mention as it uplifts the entire film."