The Adamant Girl

Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave a positive review writing,"Apart from a few small hiccups, Kottukkaali takes audiences on a winding ride across the arid fields and dusty highways of Madurai towards another more pressing destination: introspection regarding words like ‘culture’ or ‘community’ and what they mean apart from power."

Praising the direction and the performances of the lead actors, Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote,"PS Vinothraj is a master storyteller, who has supreme control over his craft and the characters he presents to us on screen.

Writing for India Today,Janani K rated the film 4/5 mentioning,"Kottukkaali is easily the film of the year and director PS Vinothraj is slowly turning out to be a filmmaker you cannot ignore."

Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express wrote,"This film is even without that most obvious tool of manipulation: Music.

Gopinath Rajendran in his review for The Hindu wrote, "Apart from an intriguing plot accented by a terrific supporting cast, it is Anna Ben and Soori’s career-best performances that elevate Kottukkaali into one of this year’s best films.