Critical response Paresh C. Palicha of
Rediff.com gave the film a 3/5 rating. The reviewer said, "This somewhat meditative treatment runs the risk of distancing the viewer. One can see the influence of the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa's
Dreams and South Korean director Kim Ki Duk's
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and
Spring here. One can also see that leaving the characters nameless is becoming Dr Biju's stamp: every character was nameless in his previous film
Veettilekkulla Vazhi. In the end, we can say that this visually grand film is meditative in nature and silently attractive." C. Sujit Chandra Kumar of
Deccan Chronicle gave the film four stars in a scale of five. Metromatinee.com also published a positive write-up which reads: "If you miss this, you will miss a good color of Malayalam film." However, Aswin Kumar of
The Times of India wrote an average review and gave a 2/5 rating and said, "The sequences, in spite of their moving visuals, seldom linger in the viewer's mind. They don't leave anything behind."
Awards The film has received the following honours: ;
New York Indian Film Festival • 2013: Best Screenplay - Dr. Biju ;
Imagine India Film Festival • 2013: Best Music - Issac Thomas Kottukappally ;
Kerala State Film Awards • 2011:
Kerala State Film Award for Special Jury Award - Dr. Biju • 2011:
Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography • 2011:
Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab ==References==