deepanjana pal of "firstpost" said, "the artwork in "mahabharat" is appalling and the animation is worse. from the movements of the characters to the visual effects - like two arrows going at each other - it looks like a pirated and outdated version of ms paint was used to create the film." and added, "the movements of the characters are awkward and jerky, making it look like the mythical heroes learned how to walk from godzilla. the battle scenes are not only badly drawn and animated, they're also boring." and concluded, "this new "mahabharata" isn't so much a kid-friendly version as one made for dummies, by dummies."