His performance and his decision to portray a character with negative shade, breaking the stereotype hero image in Tamil cinema, were lauded by critics, with reviewers from and terming the film as an "out and out Ajith film" that worked "only because of Ajith".
In the second film, there are some scenes where Freddy is shown without his bladed glove, and instead with the blades protruding from the tips of his fingers.
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He later played the lead in , co-starring and.