har ath i - Th amar ai ▁team ' s ▁ev oc ative ▁words cape ▁height ens ▁the ▁l il ting ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁numbers . ▁All ▁in ▁all ▁Harris ▁Jay ar aj ▁offers ▁a ▁good ▁fare ▁despite ▁adopt ing ▁an ▁orth odox ▁style ." ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁satellite ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁K ala ign ar . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁" A " ▁certificate ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁C ensor ▁Board . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁production , ▁B he ema a ▁was ▁finally ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁P ong al ▁with ▁premier es ▁due ▁to ▁huge ▁expect ations , ▁alongside ▁other ▁releases ▁like ▁Paz h ani , ▁Ka al ai , ▁Va az h th ug al , ▁P id ich ir uk ku ▁and ▁Pi riv om ▁San th ipp om . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁ ▁Now running ▁wrote : ▁" B he ema ▁is ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁action , ▁rom ance , ▁thr ill ▁and ▁sentiment , ▁but ▁fails ▁to ▁impress . ▁The ▁sh od dy ▁screen play ▁and ▁j er ky ▁narr ation ▁are ▁more ▁to ▁bl ame ▁than ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ing enu ity ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁director , ▁B he ema ▁is ▁a ▁one - man ▁show ▁of ▁Vik ram ". ▁S ify ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁film ▁la cks ▁a ▁solid ▁story ▁with ▁no ▁tw ists , ▁and ▁instead ▁it ▁tests ▁the ▁p