Gave 3.75 out of 5 and stated, 'The charismatic screen presence of and,enjoyable musical tracks and comedy scenes and power packed action sequences marks Jilla that satisfies audience.
Indiaglitz gave 3.25/5 and stated that the film is racy and pure family entertainer and movie entertains all audience'. Reluctantly taking charge as of Madurai city, Sakthi gives free rein to Sivan and his henchmen, who wreak havoc over Madurai, until one of their activities inadvertently causes a gas leak which destroys a school and some nearby buildings, killing several people, including women and children. However, when Sivan is insulted by the new Police Commissioner of Madurai, he forces Sakthi to become an IPS officer to save his crime syndicate and prove the Commissioner's words wrong (A policeman can think like a criminal, but a criminal can never think like a policeman). His hatred is such that he hates the colour (which is worn by policemen in India), constantly teases his friend Gopal, who is a sub-inspector, and even loses romantic interest on a woman named Shanthi after he finds out that she is a police inspector.
He hates the police due to a police officer killing his father, who was Sivan's driver, in his childhood.
Plot Sakthi is the adopted son of a -based Sivan and is also his right-hand man, bodyguard and driver.