4 ▁across ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁A ran man ai ▁received ▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁The ▁Times ▁of ▁India ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁is ▁kitchen ▁sink ▁film making ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁ass urance ▁in ▁how ▁it ▁is ▁done . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁feels ▁somewhat ▁over long ▁but ▁the ▁director ▁man ages ▁to ▁keep ▁things ▁moving ▁that ▁we ▁just ▁go ▁with ▁the ▁flow . ▁The ▁visual ▁effects ▁are ▁tack y ▁and ▁often ▁excess ive ▁while ▁the ▁performances ▁are ▁functional ... but ▁then , ▁the ▁film ▁doesn ' t ▁take ▁itself ▁too ▁seriously ▁and ▁so , ▁we ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁over look ▁these ▁n igg les , ▁and ▁just ▁about ▁enjoy ▁the ▁ride ". ▁De cc an ▁Chron icle ▁gave ▁ 3 ▁stars ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁film ▁which ▁ent ert ains ▁you ▁with ▁its ▁Sund ar ’ s ▁signature ▁style ▁of ▁s lap st ick ▁comedy ▁combined ▁with ▁some ▁sc ary ▁moments ". ▁Bang al ore ▁Mir ror ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁horror ▁scenes ▁have ▁been ▁thought fully ▁craft ed ▁and ▁the ▁principal ▁cast ▁pun ctu ates ▁the ▁thr illing ▁moments ▁with ▁great ▁timing . ▁T act fully , ▁he ▁( S und ar ) ▁has ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁mir ch ▁mas ala ▁from ▁films ▁like ▁Ch and ram uk hi , ▁A rund h ath i ▁and ▁A ay ir am ▁Jen m ang al . ▁S ify ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁commercial ▁elements ▁comedy , ▁horror ▁and ▁gl amour ▁has ▁been ▁mixed ▁in ▁the