The film released on 6 December 2013 along with
Advaitha and
B3. The film released to positive reviews.
The Times of India gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and stated that "Each criminal has his own story that touches your heart".
Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Overall, the film has a novel approach in not just story-telling, but the plot itself and the drawbacks are covered up quite cleverly."
Deccan Chronicle wrote that "Barring a few scenes, Yograj has impressed all as a jailor with able support of the inmates - the roles were played by Neenasum Satish, and others".
Sify wrote that "The debutante director has made a wise choice of selecting the perfect subject and perfect star cast to suit the characters for his debut movie. The movie has certainly made Gadda Viji join the list of promising directors of the year". ==References==