Sharika C. of The Hindu said, "Forget Adaminte Makan Abu, its many laurels, the director who held out a lot of promise and watch this one without strings attached.

At times, the expressions of the actors and the delivery of dialogues could have been more realistic and strong to have the originality and seriousness of the issues.

"[4] Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "Kunjananthante Kada is a half baked story which leaves us feeling something is amiss all the time.

"[5] Sify.com gave the verdict as "average" and commented, "Kunjananthante Kada has its moments that need to be appreciated for sure, but you get the feeling that the viewers have been taken for granted by the makers here.

"[6] Contrastingly, Aswin J. Kumar of The Times of India wrote a positive review and said that Kunjananthante Kada is "a film Salim Ahamed can be proud of.