baradwaj rangan of "the hindu" wrote, "sometimes, five minutes is all it takes to know that you're in the hands of a genuine filmmaker — like anucharan...in those five minutes, he establishes everything — tone, texture...and the fact that this is an anti hero film..., a film that goes against the grain of the traditional heroics of tamil cinema", going on to call the film a "superb, low-key character study masquerading as a thriller". "the times of india" rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "what makes "kirumi" stand apart from other thrillers set in the backdrop of crime is its understated quality. even when the situation offers scope to turn things into full-blown melodrama, anucharan keeps things at a low key...and this refreshing change of pace actually keeps things interesting". "bangalore mirror" rated the film 4.5 out of 5 and wrote "for a debutant, anucharan shows a lot of maturity as well as expertise and clearly proves to the audience that he is a new kid on the block who is worth watching". sify wrote ""kirumi" does have an original story and a tight screenplay. well shot, well edited and brilliantly enacted by most of the lead actors, debutant director anucharan gives us a bunch of fully flesh-and-blood characters with whom you can quickly relate to", describing the film as "pitch perfect".