<P> In contrast, Karthik Kumar of The Hindustan Times called the film "an underwhelming love saga", adding "visually, Kaatru Veliyidai is beautiful, beyond anyone's imagination" but the film "does not move you emotionally". Suganth of the Times of India noted "the leads have charm, and try their best to make us care, but we are never as emotionally invested in the fate of VC and Leela as we should be", though wrote "the film is saved to an extent by the technical proficiency on display--right from Ravi Varman's lush visuals to Rahman's peppy score and Sharmishta Roy's realistic sets, the film is a treat technically". The Bangalore Mirror's critic wrote "Kaatru Veliyidai eventually is one of Mani Ratnam's weaker films and that's disappointing, thankfully it is not a disaster like Kadal". Likewise, a critic from The Indian Express wrote "Kaatru Veliyidai flunks the test" and "what we are left with is a few moments in which Hydari impresses, the spectacular scenery, shot by Ravi Varman, and a couple of rousing song - and - dance numbers, powered by AR Rahman's score". </P> <P> The film took a strong opening at the Tamil Nadu box office, grossing over ₹ 120 million during the first weekend and performed exceptionally well in Chennai, Coimbatore and Chengalpattu . However mixed reviews from social media and the release of three new Tamil films the following weekend led to the number of shows being screened to drop substantially in the second week of its theatrical run . The film performed well at the US box office, with the Tamil version earning $313,227 and the Telugu version earning $79,787, during the opening weekend . </P>

Who dubbed for aditi rao in kaatru veliyidai movie