 Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars and wrote , " On the whole , ' Chennai Express ' has the trademark Rohit Shetty stamp all over . You seek entertainment , entertainment and entertainment in a film like ' Chennai Express ' and the movie lives up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it . " Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated the movie 4 of 5 stars , stating , " The film 's peppered with humorous set pieces and colourful locales and songs . Rohit Shetty makes chettinad @-@ style masala movies . And that 's the perfect description of this film . If you don 't plan to engage in a multi @-@ lateral critique of dramatic elements and narrative , this film can be fun . " Sarita Tanwar Of DNA gave the movie 3 @.@ 5 of 5 stars and said , " This is a treat for all Hindi film lovers . It has all the ingredients you 'd expect from a big commercial masala film — big star cast , drama , action , comedy , songs , the car chases and the big finish , all delivered in Rohit Shetty 's unapologetic ishtyle ... Overall , this is a bubblegum blockbuster . " Meena Iyer of Times of India gave the movie 3 @.@ 5 of 5 stars , saying , " Chennai Express is a magnificently mounted film . In an ode to his own cinema — read Golmaal series or Bol Bachchan , Rohit Shetty , the director , who has grossers in Bollywood 's 100 @-@ crore club , ups the scale for his Eid offering . " 
