[6] Avinash (Fahadh Faasil) and Diya (Aparna Balamurali) are a married couple and all of a sudden both of them get kidnapped and are left abandoned in a hill.

Later, Amazon Prime Video dropped and reverted the streaming rights to Hombale Films after seeing a lack of interest from the audience.

[11] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Dhoomam serves as a reminder that merely having a significant message is insufficient to create a captivating film.

"[12] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Dhoomam's message is crucial and the plot includes some twists with promise, but the film takes too long to get to them.

The script is bereft of depth, zest and soul, resulting in a narrative that has limited emotional impact and lacks the urgency one would expect from the life-and-death situation at its centre.