# Chennai Express — full cast and crew

Every one of the 41 credited names on Chennai Express, grouped by department.

## Cast

- [Shahrukh Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/shahrukh-khan) as Rahul Mithaiwala
- [Deepika Padukone](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/deepika-padukone) as Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram
- [Nikitin Dheer](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/nikitin-dheer) as Tangaballi
- [Sathyaraj](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sathyaraj) as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
- [Mukesh Tiwari](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/mukesh-tiwari) as Inspector Shamsher
- [Kamini Kaushal](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/kamini-kaushal) as Rahul's grandmother
- [Priyamani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/priyamani) as Special Appearance in  "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Song
- [Delhi Ganesh](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/delhi-ganesh) as Villager
- [Yogi Babu](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/yogi-babu) as Sri Lankan Smuggler
- [R Ravikumar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/r-ravikumar) as Durgeshwara's Henchman
- [Jimmy Moses](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/jimmy-moses) as Truck Driver

## Music

- [Chinmayi Sripada](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/chinmayi-sripada) — Playback Singer
- [SP Balasubramaniam](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sp-balasubramaniam) — Playback Singer
- [Sunidhi Chauhan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sunidhi-chauhan) — Playback Singer
- [Shekhar Ravjiani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/shekhar-ravjiani) — Music Director
- [Vishal Dadlani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/vishal-dadlani) — Music Director
- [Vishal Dadlani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/vishal-dadlani) — Playback Singer
- [Gopi Sundar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/gopi-sundar) — Playback Singer
- [Brodha V](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/brodha-v) — Playback Singer
- [Arijit Singh](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/arijit-singh) — Playback Singer
- [Jonita Gandhi](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/jonita-gandhi) — Playback Singer
- [Neeti Mohan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/neeti-mohan) — Playback Singer
- [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/yo-yo-honey-singh) — Lyricist
- [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/yo-yo-honey-singh) — Playback Singer

## Other Crew

- [Rajinikanth](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/rajinikanth) as Thanks
- [Makarand Surte](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/makarand-surte) as Colorist
- [Nayeem Akhtar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/nayeem-akhtar) as Visual Effects Producer
- [Samadrita Deb](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/samadrita-deb) as Compositor

## Production

- [Ronnie Screwvala](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ronnie-screwvala) — Producer
- [Siddharth Roy Kapur](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/siddharth-roy-kapur) — Producer
- [Gauri Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/gauri-khan) — Producer

## Casting

- [Mukesh Chhabra](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/mukesh-chhabra) — Casting Director

## Marketing and Public Relations

- [Mandvi Sharma](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/mandvi-sharma) — Public Relations Officer

## Writing

- [Farhad Samji](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/farhad-samji) — Dialogue Writer
- [Yunus Sajawal](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/yunus-sajawal) — Screenplay Writer
- [Robin Bhatt](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/robin-bhatt) — Screenplay Writer

## Choreography

- [Farah Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/farah-khan) — Choreographer

## Sound

- [Rakesh Ranjan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/rakesh-ranjan) — Sound Designer

## Editing

- [Steven H. Bernard](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/steven-h-bernard) — Editor

## Direction

- [Rohit Shetty](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/rohit-shetty) — Director

## Visual Effects

- [Pankaj Kalbende](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/pankaj-kalbende) — Visual Effects Supervisor

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Source: https://clapnumber.com/movies/chennai-express/cast
Retrieved: 2026-10-18