ɹᵻvjˈuːɪŋ ðə hˈɪndi vˈɜːʒən, bˈæɹɐdwˌædʒ ɹˈæŋɡən pɹˈeɪzd ðə fˈɪlm kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪt "wˈʌn ʌv kˈæməl hˈɑːsənz mˈoʊst tˈaɪtnˈɪt, mˈoʊst kˌɑːnvəlˈuːɾᵻd skɹˈiːnpleɪz, wˌɛɹ ˈɛvɹi pɹˈætfɔːl, ˈɛvɹi pˈʌn, ˈɛvɹi pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs mˈoʊmənt sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn spˈæt ˈɔn, pˈɑːlɪʃt, ænd pɹɪsˈaɪsli pəzˈɪʃənd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl dʒˈɪɡsɔː pˈætɚn".
Reviewing the Hindi version, Baradwaj Rangan praised the film calling it "one of Kamal Haasan's most tight-knit, most convoluted screenplays, where every pratfall, every pun, every preposterous moment seems to have been spat on, polished, and precisely positioned into an overall jigsaw pattern".