Overall she stated, "the composer plays around with many new voices too in the soundtrack, and all of them sound promising as well". "Aravindante Athidhikal" was released across theaters in India on 27 April 2018. Despite being released during the exam season and along with couple of other releases, it enjoyed a theatrical run of over 100 days due to positive critical reviews and favorable word of mouth. It was distributed in India by Kalasangham Films. It was released across the Gulf Cooperation Council territories on 24 May 2018 by Phars Films and across the United States and Canada on 25 May 2018 by Omega Movies. "Sify" has written that ""Aravindante Athidikal" is a nice journey that would make the viewer come out of the theatres with a smile", and praised the cinematographer and music director, saying that "the film succeeds in giving an experience of visiting the holy temple and the premises, with its nice visuals" and "one of the highlights of the film is its superb music by Shaan Rahman". Deepa Soman of "The Times of India" gave the film a rating of three out of five and has written that ""Aravindante Adhithikal" can impress those looking for a nostalgic, vintage-style movie and those who strongly believe that a story doesn’t have to raise further questions". She stated that Vineeth performs "his usual self in the film", Nikhila "gives a good performance, especially in the subtly comical scenes", and praised Urvashi, saying that her "performance gives out such a feel in certain instances". Amrutha Menon of "Malayala Manorama" rated the movie three and a half out of five, and praised the music stating "Shaan Rahman's mellifluous music that largely breathes life into the plot is also something worth mentioning". She said, ""Aravindante Athidhikal" is a feel good-movie with good story line and beautiful frames. The film will keep you engrossed as it shares with us a small, yet a beautiful story, captured in an emotional way that touches the viewers". Anna M. M. Vetticad of "Firstpost" wrote, ""Aravindante Athidhikal"’s lack of inventiveness gives it a dated feel that is redeemed somewhat by the music. To be fair, the film is not unpleasant. It is simply plain." K. R. Rejeesh of "Nowrunning" gave the film a rating of two and a half out of five, saying ""Aravindante Athidhikal" has a feel good feel throughout and it starts as light and innocuous fun before heading to the sentimental conflict zone".