Critical response A critic from
The Times of India scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ravichandran, though impressive, donnes an awkward look with his silly make-up and dark glasses. Only Naveen Krishna's performance holds up, while Rekha Das does a brilliant job in balancing sequences in the average cinematography by Vishnuvardhan". BSS from
Deccan Herald wrote "The director makes a hash of a ready-made, worn out story. Ravichandran, the entertainer-actor, is lost in hideous wigs, stubble and pot-belly; a makeover is long overdue. He owes his fans at least that much. Nikhitha goes through the motions, while Naveen, Harshika, Shivaram, Shobhraj and Arvind are all wasted. A pity". A critic from
Bangalore Mirror wrote "Even Ravichandran enters the house as a 'protector.' The story stutters, hitches, drags and puts you to sleep mode — if you are lucky that is.Laced with many uninspiring sequences, there is a mismatch about almost everything in the film.Even Ravichandran is made to act as if it were a television sitcom". == References ==