 Oneindia.in gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "the strength of the film is the screenplay, which thrills you with every twist.The first half of "Samar" is brilliant and the second half is cleverly narrated", describing it as a "must-watch movie for action lovers".Behindwoods gave the film 2.5 out of 5 and cited that director Thiru "has given a movie which has the right intentions, begins well and incites your interest at the halfway point.