Critics Review
1.50
An amateurish attempt
The second half scenes involving a bunch of people from 'Kana Kanum Kaalangal' and Sasikumar's urbane makeover act are examples of the director's insipid vision. The movie ends with a very gory and disturbing climax, which adds salt to the injury.(more)
Source: Raven, MovieCrow
1.00
Strictly for those who favor amma sentiment and rural violence
The film travels on an excessive manipulative melodrama most of the time. And if you are the type who would go gaga over mother sentiment, mindless violence, punch dialogues, Kuttipuli may work for you.(more)
Source: Behindwoods Review Board, Behindwoods.com
1.50
Kutti Puli lacks drama!
Sasikumar tries hard to look menacing and cool at the same time but scores partially. Lakshmi Menon hangs in there as Bharathi, but hers isn't the role that you remember, simply because there's not much to it. Talented actress Saranya Ponvannan as the sacrificing mother looks jaded and repeats what she has done in so many films in recent times. (more)
Source: Moviebuzz, Sify.com
2.50
Muthiah also goes overboard with the melodrama
There are a few moments that do work like the effortless companionship of Saranya and her neighbour Rama Prabha and their trip to the town to give a makeover to Kutti Puli is genuinely funny. The same cannot be said of the comedy track involving Pappu and his gang, who are the educated youth in the place and vie for Bharathi, which goes on and on in the second half.(more)
Source: M Suganth, Times Of India
2.00
If you're a fan of Sasikumar, revisit some of his earliest films of his career.
The film struggles in the second half and unnecessarily gets dragged by songs and few cliched fight sequences. Kutti Puli also reminds us of the fact that Sasi is no longer an actor, but a commercial hero with mass following because he now has a typical hero entry scene welcomes by hoots and applauds.(more)
Source: Ramchander, One India
1.50
The comic sidelights liven up a cliche-ridden drama
A major problem is that the villain is so ill-defined. He's just another thug when he needed to be larger than life, a mythical monster, and his demise - no spoiler there if you've ever seen a masala movie - doesn't carry the weight it should. And it doesn't help that he vanishes for long stretches.(more)
Source: Baradwaj Rangan, The Hindu