There, she witnesses Chinna and his assistants – local mobsters working for a gang – committing violent crimes.

After a couple of close encounters with Chinna, Gayathri understands his soft, childlike nature and vows to reform him into a socially acceptable man.

As the flashback ends, the story ploughs through the second half, where Chinna, characterised by his obsession with "Gayathri", kills people working against his goal to attain his ladylove.

[4] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Arjun, expectedly, does his fights and stunts with flair, his intense grim look suiting the role well.

[5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "The first aspect that strikes one as odd is the number of climaxes that stretch the length of the film beyond a point of endurance.

[6] Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote Sundar made a masala out of mixing Gunaa and Kadhal Konden in second half, praised Sneha's acting and Sundar for casting antagonists Mansoor Ali Khan and Ponnambalam in humorous characters and concluded saying is it possible to make a new film on age old plot just for the screenplay which never stumbles.