Madan Karky praised all aspects of the film, including the narrative structure, artistry of each scene, depth of the story, and the brilliant music, along with Suriya's performance, calling it a masterpiece. He expressed his gratitude to director Siva and producer Gnanavel Raja for bringing this dream project to life.
Speaking at an event, Suriya said, "We fully know that we are entering a completely different world. Actually, we have seen Baahubali, RRR, Kalki, but in Tamil, Kanguva is a big first step. We have seen from other languages, but for Tamil, it's time to make it big as I thought. As far as I know, I don't think anyone has introduced this world through Tamil cinema." He added that taking archaeological references and Tamil literature, everything goes back to at least 2,500 years ago.