 TSV Hari at "Rediff.com" responded negatively to "Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai", noting a thin script and "meaningless songs".This was the third film and last collaboration between the director S. S. Stanley and Srikanth after "April Maadhathil" and "Mercury Pookkal".His next film was "Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule", a Telugu film directed by Tamil director Selvaraghavan.