Chennai Express Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Comedy, Romantic |
| Release date | 8 August 2013 (Overseas markets) 9 August 2013 (India) |
| Running time | 2hr 15min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Deepika Padukone Shah Rukh Khan |
| Directed by | Rohit Shetty |
| Written by | Yunus Sajawal (screenplay) Farhad-Sajid (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur Gauri Khan Karim Morani |
| Cinematography by | Dudley |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Original Soundtrack: Vishal–Shekhar Background Score: Amar Mohile Guest Composer: Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| Production Company | UTV Motion Pictures Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Distributor | UTV Motion Pictures |
Chennai Express Movie Cast & Characters:
- Deepika Padukone as Meenalochni “Meenamma” Azhagusundaram
- Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala
- Nikitin Dheer as Tangaballi
- Sathyaraj as Durgeshwara “Durgesh” Azhagusundaram
- Kamini Kaushal as Neetu Mithaiwala
- Lekh Tandon as Y. Y. Mithaiwala
- Mukesh Tiwari as Inspector Shamsher Singh
- Puvisha Manoharan as Radhika “Radha” Azhagusundaram (Meenamma’s cousin)
- Manu Malik as Baman (Rahul’s friend)
- Rakesh Kukreti as Bobby (Rahul’s friend)
- Mohan Raman as the village priest
- Yogi Babu as the Sri Lankan smuggler
- Jasper as Durgeshwara’s Henchman
- Besant Ravi as Durgeshwara’s Henchman
- King Kong as a passerby
- Jimmy Moses as a truck driver
- Delhi Ganesh as a villager
- Priyamani (item number “1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor”)
Storyline:
The film revolves around Rahul Mithaiwala, a rich man who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of an influential don.
Chennai Express Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹70 crores |
| Worldwide Collection | . ₹423 crore |
About Chennai Express Movie:
The first planned collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty was a remake of Angoor (1982).
The script of Chennai Express, which was initially written as a backup project for Khan, was chosen instead. Conceived as a “commercial romance”, the film was originally titled Ready Steady Po.
Filming began in Mehboob Studio in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013. A large part of the film was set in Ooty, for which sets were constructed in Wai and also in Ramoji Film City.
Chennai Express was released theatrically in overseas markets on 8 August 2013 and a day later in India. The film received positive reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ₹1 billion (US$17.07 million) net domestically. The film surpassed 3 Idiots (2009) to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide at that point. It is the 22nd highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Chennai Express received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Shetty), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Padukone).
