Chennai Express Page #2

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.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Rohit Shetty
Production: UTV Communications
  28 wins & 55 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
141 min
Website
5,884 Views


I am a little fat.

It's mine.

Hello.

Rahul, where are you?

lam in the train.

In the train?

I didn't have the

chance to get out.

So, this is what

we are going to do...

we will meet at Karjat Station.

And listen...

don't worry about me...

I've got great company.

You found her, huh?

Yes, she is sitting

right in front of me.

What hair!

What amazing eyes!

What lips!

You are naming pans

of her body in front of her,

does she not have her sandals on?

She doesn't understand Hindi.

Hey wait,she's looking at me.

She's probably looking

at me with love.

Make sure you check

she's not blind.

Shut up man.

But its possible thatshe

may get blinded by my love.

Okay listen,

lets meet at Karjat Station na...

till then I Will

keep myself busy here.

Hopefully,

I should be able to get her along.

When I saw you I knew my dear...

that love is crazy my dear...

Now where do I go...

What makes you thinkdon't

understand Hindi?

The ones who you helpedare

here to kidnap me.

Kidnap?

I'm in big trouble.

So will you help me?

So that they don't

suspect anything...

talk to me through songs.

Grant me forgiveness,

for I have wronged you.

I had no idea you

knew the language.

I will do as you say now.

Since I've made a mistake,

I should pay the penalty.

Hi...

Don't you worry!

I am here!

Meenamma.

You sing.

So you go to... go to the toilet.

So you go to...

you go to the toilet.

Toilet...

but why are you sending

me to the toilet?

What is it that you intend to do,

tell me?

Your...

I will use your

phone to make a call.

I will inform my friends.

Toilet toilet... go to the toilet.

Toilet!

Call! Nature's call.

Hello, Nature? I am calling...

How are you?

Rahul...

you must not have

heardthe name before.

Phone.

Nokia Lumia 920.

Advanced floating lens technology.

Fat boy pillow recharge.

Wireless recharging

docking station.

High quality audio

in retro styling.

Rupees 34,249.

Can I make a call from this?

Of course, you can.

Meenamma, what did you think...

You would call and

we wouldn't notice?

What the heck?

That was my phone.

My friends are waiting for me at the

Karjat Stationhow will I contact them?

35,000 rupee phone!

Okay... 34,249.

I will sue you!

That was my phone, my phone!

Meenamma, what is he saying?

It was his phone.

If I knew that earlier...

I would have thrown

him out with the phone.

What pai pai is he doing?

He's saying had they knownthe

phone belonged to you...

they would throw

you outwith the phone.

Oh really?

ls this your father's kingdom?

Are you trying to scare me?

Are you threatening me?

I will show you!

Meenamma!

Enough! This is too much.

You have made me so

angry thatl will sit down.

And if I sit down don't think

I won't be able to stand up again.

And if I stand up don't think...

I cannot sit down again.

And I forgive you

for the mobile too.

I can buy out the entire

mobile company if I want to.

4G, 5G, I have a lot of money.

Poor people.

Okay!

Ticket.

Brother, Ticket.

No.

What ille? no?

Ticket No.

If you don't have a ticket

then you will have to pay a fine.

I have my ticket.

You call this a ticket.

If you don't have a ticket

then you will have to pay a fine.

From where have

you boarded the train?

Are they with you?

Listen to me very carefully TC...

don't take it easy

on these hooligans.

Something is very, very fishy.

Fishy?

I swear all four of them

are carrying long weapons.

These four friends have abducted this

girl and taking her very far away.

Very carefully.

Come on, get up.

Come, come.

Come on.

Hey... song?

Hey... song...

Now you will be in trouble.

You can go to jail

andplay ping pong!

You think you are King Kong?

What aaa?

Don't underestimate

the power of a common man.

And Meenammayou

are on my watch now.

Now the TC is on our side...

you see how he

straightens them out.

Enough!

This is too much.

You all have made me so

angry that now I have to sit.

You sing and dance.

We are going by Chennai Express.

You laugh and cry.We

are going by Chennai Express.

Meenamma?

Whatever happened with the TC,

you are the sol witness to it.

That is why you will come with usto

Komban village on Chennai Express.

On Chennai Express!

All my hearts wishes were

washed awaywith these ashes.

I had come to Goa to wash away the

ashesbut instead drowned the TC.

My friends tried

to get in touch with me.

But they could not

track me down because...

my 35,000 rupee cell phonewas

lying somewhere on a train track.

Okay 34,249!

I want to sleep.

Okay... you sleep.

Periyanna,

check on the next station.

I am hungry.

0K8?'-

Meenamma...

what is happening?

I cannot understand a thing.

You are scolding your kidnappers?

And they are quietly

listening to you?

I'm confused!

I will clear your confusion.

Thank you.

Let me star-t by introducing myself.

My name is Meena Lochini

Adhaghu Sundaram.

Hello.

Daughter of Durgeshwara

Adhagh Sundaram.

My father is a highly respected

manin the Komban area.

Good...

He is a... you know periyathalai.

Periyathalai... Teacher?

No.

Don!

These four are listening

to my pechi because...

Peck?

Talk.

Talk... pechi.

So they were listening to me talk

becausetheyTe my father's goons.

Goons... goons?

Yes but don't worry

they are my cousin brother.

Oh! It's like that.

So mean okay!

You can't do that.

Sorry.

My father had asked them to kidnap

me and bring me back to Komban.

Oh God!

That means your father

is the Godfather of the South.

Yes.

And he wants my

Kalyanam to be done.

Kal...

You know marriage.

Yes, Marriage.

With Tangaballi.

Tingabilla? What is Tingabilla?

Yes, that is why I ran away!

I didn't understand.

Tangaballi is my

father's friend's son.

0K8?'-

If I get married then my father

willown his friend's village too.

0K8?'-

Then father will

become double powerful.

Good.

That's why my father

wantsto get me married.

I don't even want to get married.

He just doesn't understand!

Now did you understand

the entire situations?

No.

No.

This is your father, your goons,

your marriage; what's my fault?

The problem is also yours,

kidnappingis also yours...

that ppppaammbbb. . . kkambb

villageis also yours..

..and it's my neck on the line?

That means, what is yours is mine?

No, Meenamma.

People fly kites in the air, your goons

throw mobiles and TCs in the air!

I was quietly and

happily going to Goa.

Goa is on! But no!

Take the Chennai Express. Huh?

Now my whole...whole

life is ruined!

I am ruined!

At night I thought of running away!

When I opened my eyes in

the morning...

Will you have an ldli?

No.

Just need to go.

Will you eat?

No, just need to go.

Why is he not eating ldlis?

Inspector sir...

Wake up...

Inspector sir.

I am being kidnapped.

Kidnapped by 4 cousin brothers...

Please come and catch them.

They are criminals.

Periya.

What officer...

Did you hear thesound

of this chicken?

He said...

Have you ever heard chickens?

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