Challenge

<p>The film’s director previously worked as an assistant director for (2005). , who starred in (2009) was signed to play the love interest of . Kannada actor dubbed for himself in the Tamil version. The Malayalam version featured different characterisations than the other two versions. The soundtrack consists of two songs composed by . Lyrics by Chi Dattaraj and . Lyrics by Aziz. The Kannada and Tamil versions released to polarized reviews. stated that “The film takes a slow start but picks up later with the narrative becoming interesting and it continues to engage you till the climax”. opined that “While Dharma shines as a police officer, Harish Raj, Dilip Raj and Achuth Kumar have done justice to their roles. Sanjana Singh has little to do. Cinematography by Mahesh K Dev is impressive”. Conversely, stated that “But, director Kamaraj who had an intelligent subject at hand has lost points in his presentation and could not transcend it whole-heartedly on to the screen”. wrote that “Challenge should rank high among the films of Achyuth Kumar for his brilliant performance. Harish Raj, Dilip Raj and Kalabhavana Mani are also apt for their roles. The camera work is dull and the songs uninspiring”. gave the film three out of five stars wrote that ” is a rare movie that has brought together smaller names from the south Indian film industry”. The also praised the performances of Achyuth Kumar and Harish Raj saying that “Kannada actors Achyuth Kumar and Harish Raj, as humourous [ ] Baasha, come out on top with their performances”. On the contrary, opined that “Despite an engaging plot, the film struggles to keep you hooked and eventually graduates as one sans any thrills”. also criticized the use of English dialogue in the film. The criticized the film and wrote that “But the characters are too many, and the numerous sub-plots linking them at times seem contrived”. wrote that “Director Ganesan Kamaraj seems to have focused his intentions on getting the audience to play the guessing game but disappointment looms as the surprises turn out to be far from clever”. opined that ” engages partly, but disappoints extremely”.</p>