 He said that it had "superb lighting by B. S. Ranga, excellent performances by A. Nageswara Rao and Savithri, and haunting music by C. R. Subbaraman".Actor Sivakumar stated, "You can’t reproduce movies like "Parasakthi", "Pasamalar", "Devadas", "Veerapandiya Kattabomman" or "Ratha Kanneer" [...] By remaking such films, you are lowering yourself, while it enhances the original artists’ image.