 Kruthi Grover of "The New Indian Express" wrote that "Eega" lacks a proper structure despite having effective visual effects and editing.She added that the film turns into a "silly animated movie for kids" after the fly's birth.Reviewing "Makkhi" for "Dainik Bhaskar", Mayank Shekhar said the film's premise is stretched beyond its potential and that as a result it "just goes on and on and on" in its "original, tacky, raw form".