Deconstructing the VFX of Chennai Express

With over 68 minutes of footage that needed to be augmented through visual effects, the team at Reliance MediaWorks also elaborately graded the film through its meticulous DI process. Senior colorist, Makarand Surte along with Dilesh Gupta, senior line producer supported the entire DI team to accomplish the incredible task.

With over 68 minutes of footage that needed to be augmented through visual effects, the team at Reliance MediaWorks also elaborately graded the film through its meticulous DI process. Senior colorist, Makarand Surte along with Dilesh Gupta, senior line producer supported the entire DI team to accomplish the incredible task.

Since it was unattainable to capture certain visuals using live action, the backdrop of the scene above showcases a picturesque sunset that would’ve only been possible using visual effects to augment the scene’s narrative.

Since it was unattainable to capture certain visuals using live action, the backdrop of the scene above showcases a picturesque sunset that would've only been possible using visual effects to augment the scene's narrative.

The processing lab at Reliance MediaWorks worked on the negative processing and the final release prints for the film, along with digital cinema mastering of the film as well.

The processing lab at Reliance MediaWorks worked on the negative processing and the final release prints for the film, along with digital cinema mastering of the film as well.

With the recent furor Chennai Express has caused in the market becoming the highest grossing film in India, trade pundits around are summing up probable angles as to what’s making the film work. Whatever be the reasons, one thing is certain, to shape an all out action masala flick like Chennai Express, Read More">state of theRead More

With the recent furor Chennai Express has caused in the market becoming the highest grossing film in India, trade pundits around are summing up probable angles as to what's making the film work. Whatever be the reasons, one thing is certain, to shape an all out action masala flick like Chennai Express, state of the art visual effects are necessary and Reliance MediaWorks was one of the post-production studios roped in to deliver the VFX of the film. Navin Paul, the VFX supervisor of the film headed the team at Reliance MediaWorks to deliver 1300 VFX shots to augment the film's narrative. Talking about working on the project Navin says, "It has been a privilege and a challenge to work with Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan on Chennai Express. We are honored to be associated with such a dedicated team of professionals who granted us the free flow of interactions and creative ideations, the duo gave us the freedom to execute their vision. Bollywood Hungama's give you a sneak-peek into deconstructing the VFX of Chennai Express.

Apart from executing the VFX and digital intermediate (DI) process of the film, Reliance MediaWorks also worked on the standard definition (SD) telecine for the rushes and high definition (HD) color corrections for the promotional deliveries in various formats across delivery platforms.