The film stars Menon, Amala Paul, Vinoth Kishan, Amitash Pradhan, Megha Akash, Sunaina, Varun, Sakshi Agarwal, Vijay Sethupathi and Aditi Balan.

Preethi (Megha Akash), a final-year student, discovers that she is three months pregnant and informs her boyfriend Vikram (Amitash Pradhan) about the same.

The writing is typical of Nalan's films - characters who are on the grey side of the law, twists where you least expect them, and a bizarre plot.

[7] On 6 September, the makers revealed the official cast and crew members with Gautham Menon, Amala Paul, Vijay Sethupathi, Megha Akash, Amitash Pradhan, Sakshi Agarwal and Varun being roped in for the film.

[12][13] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated "Except for Nalan Kumarasamy and Gautham Menon's works, the anthology is underwhelming.

"[14] Ranjani Krishnakumar of Firstpost gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Within the constraints of an urban, middle class, heterosexual romance, Kutty Story is an interesting mix of shorts.

"[15] Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote "Nalan Kumarasamy and Gautham Menon deliver what is expected of them in this Tamil anthology, but there’s not much beyond that.

Though the stories work within themselves and are also fairly engaging one cannot fault the audiences for expecting much better than whats on show considering the big names involved.