Indian express wrote:'Kutti Puli is probably the least exciting and engaging of Sasikumar starrers'. Behindwoods wrote:'And if you are the type who would go gaga over mother sentiment, mindless violence, punch dialogues, Kuttipuli may work for you'. There's romance, fights, thaali-centered drama, drumstick-centered comedy, and - above all - unceasing amma sentiment'. Hindu wrote:'This film, itself, is something of a menagerie, a hodgepodge of 'mass' elements.

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Red Giant Movies has sold the NSC area distribution rights to AGS Entertainment. The film is said to have been acquired for a large sum of money by Red Giant Movies and Sun Pictures. The film was given a 'U/A' certificate by the Indian Censor Board for its violence and gore. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sun TV. 'Deivam Ellaam Onnagi' – A solo song sung by Sundar Narayana Rao.The film includes one more climax song that was not included in the audio soundtrack: Ilaiyaraaja's 'Pon Oviyam' song was used in its entirety in the film and Ghibran said 'This was initially very, very emotionally disturbing as both the audiences and the media criticized me in this regard'. Ghibran stated that some of the music that he had recorded had been replaced in a few places and there was an additional song added. The soundtrack was released on and received positive reviews. Saregama south has secured the audio rights of Kuttipuli. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ghibran along with lyricist Vairamuthu after their critically acclaimed album 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa'.

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