Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "A knot had potential and would have been ideal for the 'action king' if only the screenplay had been etched more carefully, the narration tightened, with more 'action' given to Arjun than to factors like tanker-blasts, etc."
Malini Mannath's review indicated that the film had tremendous potential but was ultimately hindered by a script that required refinement, particularly in terms of pacing and distribution of action sequences.