 Newcomer Soorya handled the cinematography, while fellow newcomer Shekar made his debut as art director.The film had a theatrical release on 1 December 2016, with Behindwoods.com stating the film has "strong content that could’ve been more impactful had the execution been better".Sify.com's reviewer suggested that "Suseenthiran has tried to convey an important message to the society but ended up being preachy", and that "perhaps the only saving grace of "Maaveeran Kittu" is the fact that it oozes sincerity from start to finish, you can make out right away that the filmmaker’s intention is not to deceive the audience".