ɐ ɹᵻvjˈuːɚ fɹʌmðə hˈɪnduː ɹˈoʊt, "sˈɛlvɐɹˌæɡhɐvˌæn dˈɪʃᵻz ˈaʊt ɐ pɹətɹˈæktᵻd blˈʌdbæθ ænd sˈʌmhaʊ juː fˈiːl hiː hɐz lˈɛt juː dˈaʊn", wˌaɪl ðə kɹˈɪɾɪk æt ɹᵻdˈɪf.kˈɑːm stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt "kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ lˈaɪk sˈɛlvɐɹˌæɡhɐvˌæn, pˈʌθjuːpˌɛɾaɪ ɪz ʌnbᵻlˈiːvəbəl.
A reviewer from The Hindu wrote, "Selvaraghavan dishes out a protracted bloodbath and somehow you feel he has let you down", while the critic at Rediff.com stated that "coming from a director like Selvaraghavan, Puthupettai is unbelievable.