Jananam

The Hindu wrote: "DESPITE A rather irrelevant and unrealistic theme that offers little support to the story and cast, if Crescent Movie International's "Jananam" is able to garner appreciation, much of the credit goes to the film's hero, Arun Kumar. The actor has slogged it out and the diligence shows. Be it action, emotion or subdued expression, Arun Kumar comes out with a commendable show in every frame.^[6] Sify wrote:" The story, plot development and packaging is old wine in a new bottle and has a hangover of films like Sethu and Nanda . Still it is watchable and has a positive message that unemployed youth can change the way of the society and administration, provided they are focused".^[7] Karthika Rukmanykanthan of Daily News wrote: "The film begins with violence and finds the solution in peace talks. The story is weak and so is the screen play. The director focuses more on his punch dialogues and student revolution rather than building a story with flowing scenes to stimulate interest.^[4]

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote: "Director Ramesh may not have been able to convey all that he wanted to, nor in the exact way he had wanted to. But he should be commended for taking up a film with a message, and for his sincerity in depicting the plight of the educated unemployed from the poorer strata of society".^[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote although the technical elements like music and cinematography have become secondary since the director has acted like a terrorist to touch the problem of the film, there is sulphurous smell in this Jananam.^[8] Cinesouth wrote "The Director Ramesh had taken up the issue of unemployment but he has a screenplay which creates no interest in the proceedings of the film. Throughout the film, there are many a boring scenes, except very few scenes".^[9]

• Jananam at IMDb