and summed up saying it's an emotionally powerful movie. Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performance of Vikram, Ilaiyaraaja's music, Gokula Krishnan's dialogues and unpredictable ending but panned the director for adding melodrama in Tamil when he handled the original in a subtle way. Kasi was commercially successful as well.
It was an emotionally resonant film. Visual Dasan of Kalki highlighted Vikram's acting, Ilaiyaraaja's music, Gokula Krishnan's dialogues, and the unpredictable ending but criticized the director for adding melodrama in Tamil when handling the original version more subtly.