6 Candles 2013 – Review :

The film received positive reviews.[10] The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote: “Despite the flaws, the plot keeps tugging along, managing to keep us always involved about the fate of the missing lad.” They also wrote “Shaam’s physical transformation for this role is astounding, but his range, when it comes to expressing emotions as a performer seems to be somewhat limited”.[11] Sify called the film “tedious” and wrote “The only silver lining is Shaam’s performance, as father struggling to come to terms between his love for his son and situations life throws up”.[12] Baradwaj Rangan wrote “it should make for riveting drama, a welcome change from the endless comedies we are subjected to. But a number of factors conspire to derail the narrative, beginning with the cast”.[13] Behindwoods have 2.75 stars out of 5 and wrote “A movie with good research by the director, V.Z.Dhorai and earnest hard work by actor Shaam, which could have been tightened as a better product”. Though the film was well appreciated the film had a loss in box office but it recovers the loss by the satellite rights gave to Zee Tamil.