[1] The film marked the debut of Sathyan, nephew of actor Sathyaraj and son of producer Madhampatti Sivakumar, in a leading role.

[3][4] S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu wrote that "melodious music, enchanting visuals, good dialogues, all these and other plus points offset the mediocre screenplay of Shenbagam Movies Ilayavan".

[5] Saraswathy Srinivas wrote for Sify that "Debutant Sathyan, nephew and look-alike of actor Sathyaraj with an ungainly gait and irritatingly squeaky voice is not hero stuff.

[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Debutant director Balu seems to be bogged down by the sheer pressure of delivering the goods, with the odds heavily stacked against him".

[7] Indiainfo wrote, "The whole film is stuck in a time capsule called the past [...] Camerawork, by veteran Ranga, too, is reminiscent of the seventies style.