 "The Hindu" stated the film was a "pretty smart, pulpy thriller" and wrote it has "more style than you expect in a Mohan Raja movie".The film subsequently went on to become one of the most profitable Tamil films of 2015, as well as the biggest successes in the careers of Raja and Ravi.Raja then directed another film, titled "Velaikkaran" starring Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara and Fahadh Faasil in the lead roles.