The songs "Kunjande" and "Kadanje Chandanamo" from the original Malayalam film was reused here as "Hunnima Banne" and "Danthada Bombe".

R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS rated the film two-and-three quarters out of five stars and wrote that "Manmatha will be remembered the performance of its lead artists and a neat narration.

[2] A critic from Rediff.com rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "If Manmatha is slightly above average, it is only because of Jaggesh and Komal".

[3] A critic from The Times of India gave the same rating and wrote that "Director Rajesh Fernandes should know that Jaggesh's forte are his mannerisms, body language and dialogue delivery.

In Manmatha, the director has him playing a physically challenged character -- a role which hardly exploits his talent in this love story".