 According to Bollywood Hungama, "Abhay" collected 93.35 lakh at the box Office.Reviewing "Aalavandhan", Prabhu of the "Lollu Express" said, "The movie is below average and violent movie, which is good for few "A" center moviegoers and it, gets 40/100 only for "KAMAL's" Good acting in few places".Malathi Rangarajan of "The Hindu" said, "Too much publicity can sometimes affect a film adversely, because of the great expectations triggered.