[5] The story follows Circle Inspector Das (Saiju Kurup), stationed in the town of Kedaram, known for his penchant for the game Antakshari.

Determined to unravel the mystery, Das launches an investigation into the identity of the attacker, connecting past cases with similar patterns.

[7] Sajin Shrijith of Cinema Express rated the film 4/5 and wrote "Antakshari is a long, scary sequence that has Das in the woods at night, armed with just a torchlight, in the hope of confronting the killer.

Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The path to the killer is strewn with so many red herrings and parallel tracks, that the scriptwriter even forgets to bring closure to some of these in the end.

"[8] Suyog Zore of Cinestaan gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Despite the excellent cinematography, production design and background score, the film's underwhelming climax lessens its overall impact.