A critic from iFlicks wrote "Murali Krishna, who was behind love films such as Parvai Ondre Pothume and Pesatha Kannum Pesuma has directed this film too. With twist after twist, the director has scripted a film that's well suited for the current generation. But the director has failed in directing, casting and sqeezing the work from them. Jagadeesh Viswam could've been better, so is Murali Krishna's music. Overall, Nermugam could've been straighter". A critic from Dinamalar panned the acting of lead pair, antagonist, cinematography and humour. The critic praised Murali Krishna's lyrics but criticised his music and felt he had something in mind for visualisation and direction but messed it up by doing something else which became a huge drawback. A critic from Maalai Malar wrote that the director tried to add too many twists and gave a thriller for today's trend but felt he could have concentrated on direction and acting choices.
