Chennai Express

"Ready... Steady... Po!"

2013 2h 21m HI

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6.5

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57%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 411🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 68,743

RomanceComedyAction

Synopsis

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Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

“Ready... Steady... Po!”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Rahul Mithaiwala
Deepika Padukone
Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
Nikitin Dheer
Tangaballi
Sathyaraj
Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
Mukesh Tiwari
Inspector Shamsher
Kamini Kaushal
Rahul's grandmother
Lekh Tandon
Rahul's grandfather
Rakesh Kukreti
Rahul's friend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rohit Shetty
Writers: Yunus Sajawal, Robin Bhatt, K. Subash
Languages: Hindi, Tamil
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Tamil.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rohit Shetty, shot by Dudley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven H. Bernard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and Nikitin Dheer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ready... Steady... Po!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rohit Shetty directs. Dudley behind the camera. Shekhar Ravjiani scores. Steven H. Bernard cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, Tamil.
4Directed by Rohit Shetty, shot by Dudley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shekhar Ravjiani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Steven H. Bernard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and Nikitin Dheer carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Ready... Steady... Po!".
9IMDB entry: tt2112124 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "temple", "language barrier", "romcom", "elopement".