[4] William Stottor of Loud and Clear rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ninawe’s screenplay is generally well-structured, although it takes too much time for these characters to finally converge."

"[10] Lida Bach of movie break rated the film 6.5 stars out of 10 and wrote, "In pale light and desaturated colors, Chhatrapal Ninawe draws a triptych of unscrupulous depravity that, despite bloody accents, places more value on psychological precision than action."

Concluding Bach said, "Subtle symbolism and twists used sparingly, but effectively, increase the smoldering tension of the crime thriller gem played with naturalistic sobriety.

These include Satyajit Ray’s Sadgati, Govind Nihalani's Aakrosh and Hazaar Chaurasi ki Maa, Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayaa, and his trilogy Interview, Calcutta 71 and Padatik (Bengali) that comment on the Naxalite movement; Goutam Ghose’s Paar and Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Charachar, to more recent films like Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Churuli (Malayalam).

Characters from both sides are pathologically cruel, executing friends in the blink of an eye, without flinching, in the name of greater good or revenge or simply because their purpose has been served and they know too much to be trusted.

"[13] Prathap Nair wrote "The result is a gripping two-hour long tour de force in which the basic human instinct of survival trumps moral or ethical conundrums.