Reception

The film received generally positive reviews. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5 and wrote: "[It] has a brilliant first half but the film looses the steam in the second half". Sify claimed: "Simplistic story with a hard hitting impact, Mayakkam Enna will stay with you." Behindwoods rated 3.5/5 and called it "emotionally rich" and an "inebriating experience by itself". Indiaglitz cited that it does "mesmerize you and you will definitely consider watching this film more than once". Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 3.5/5 suggesting the viewer to "just listen to the director's voice and you'll find Mayakkam Enna's soul".