The lovers decide to go to Rajangam’s village in Theni, where he is considered and treated as "Mr. Nice Guy", a philanthropist and savior of the locals, and is given the honour of conducting the temple Thiruvizha every year.

How the runaway couple against all odds rips his good guy image and exposes him in front of the entire village forms the rest of this predictable yarn.

[2] A critic from Rediff.com rated the film 1⁄2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Machakkaran is a sheer waste of time, money, efforts and everything else thanks to the absence of anything worthwhile during its span of approximately 195 minutes".

[3] A critic from Sify wrote that the film "turns out to be a hackneyed, boring regressive piece of kitsch, that leaves you exhausted at the end!

"[4] A critic from Behindwoods rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The movie starts off sluggishly and gathers momentum in the second half but lacks suspense.