The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
404 audience votes
Key crew
- Robin BhattScreenplay
- Yunus SajawalScreenplay
- Rohit ShettyDirector
- Vishal DadlaniOriginal Music Composer
- Shekhar RavjianiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shah Rukh KhanRahul Mithaiwala
- Deepika PadukoneMeenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
- Nikitin DheerTangaballi
- SathyarajDurgeshwara Azhagusundaram
- Mukesh TiwariInspector Shamsher
- Kamini KaushalRahul's grandmother
- Lekh TandonRahul's grandfather
- Rakesh KukretiRahul's friend
- PriyamaniSpecial Appearance in "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Song
- Delhi GaneshVillager
- Mohan RamanTemple priest
- Yogi BabuSri Lankan Smuggler
Stills
Movies like Chennai Express
Shows like Chennai Express
Themes
templelanguage barrierromcomelopementrameshwaramdomineering fatherfuneral ceremonyfake coupletrain rideconfectionery