[6] Upon its release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics who praised Vishal's and Parthiban’s performances, the action sequences, and the changed climax.

The film follows a corrupt police officer whose life changes when he commits his first act of heroism that brings a rape case to his attention.

Having believed a police officer's life to be luxurious, with much income in the form of bribes, Karnan, an orphan, grows up to become a corrupt and ruthless Sub-Inspector.

He forms an immediate friendship with the local don ECR Kaalirajan by releasing his four brothers, Kumar, Prakash, Vinay, and Sabari, from lock-up, who were all arrested for smuggling.

Karnan meets her and discovers that Kaalirajan's four brothers kidnapped, raped, and murdered her sister Bhavani, along with recorded footage of the crime.

Discovering that he was indeed responsible for the rape since he allowed the brothers to escape on the day they kidnapped Bhavani, Karnan is devastated and soon reforms after he fights off Kaalirajan's goons sent to retrieve the camera at the police station, with Kader notifying the change in him.

Merely hours later, Sandhya and her mother arrive in Chennai, publicly revealing Karnan's innocence and his sacrifice to ensure punishment for all accused criminals.

The revelation shocks the nation, and the public, who misunderstood him, eventually mourns his death as his corpse is brought to and walked from the gallows.

[14] Thinkal Menon of TOI rated 3/5 and stated that "Ayogya is more or less the same as its original version, including the characterisations and locations, except for the unexpected climax.