 Suganth called it a "bravura piece of commercial filmmaking that is an unqualified triumph in every aspect".Rajeev Masand of CNN-News18 gave the film four stars out of five and praised its concept, and said Sudeep played his role with a "true comic book flair" and a "cartoonish tinge".Writing for Bollywood Hungama, Subhash K. Jha praised "Eega's" "sharp clenched narrative", which overshadowed the "shaky plot".