[5] The film's soundtrack album and trailer was released at an event in Chennai in August 2015 by actor Kamal Haasan and director Bharathiraja.

The critic added the film has "the potential for an edge of the seat action thriller but sadly the problem is that it literally offers nothing new and execution is below average".

[11] A critic from the Deccan Chronicle wrote "the problems of Valla Desam start early and despite having a lot of the elements required for a successful spy thriller in place, the dialogues and the characterization fall flat, and because of this, none of the personal tragedy and dangers tends to strike you as imminent.

[12] Likewise, a reviewer from The Times of India noted "Valla Desam aspires to be a tense spy thriller, but falls short in both the writing and making.

"[13] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "It’s a great idea to bring the Vijayashanti brand of action-heroine back to the Tamil screen, but you have to make us invest in her as a person first.