K. N. Vijiyan of
New Straits Times criticised the film's lack of originality, but said the presence of Karthik, Divya and Goundamani saves the film. Malathi Rangarajan of
The Hindu wrote, "The story and dialogue by Singapuli are too cliched to prove interesting. And Sundar C.'s screenplay and direction do not do much to elevate the film either".
Tamil Star wrote "Either director Sunder C .has exhausted all his ideas, or is never tired of repeating the same sequences and characters from film to film. 'Kannan Varuvan' is a film to be avoided like the plague". Krishna Chidambaram of
Kalki wrote he is tired of seeing Karthik acting in same kind of roles, called Radha Ravi's villainy as funny and felt since everything seems to be predictable, Goundamani's comedy track had too much of spice.
Indiainfo wrote "Sundar, who is known to come up with some good comedy situations even if the storyline is stale, falls flat here. So, be prepared for a big yawn". == References ==