Recently, I stumbled upon discussions regarding an upscaled "60FPS" version of the 1080p BluRay rip floating around the web. While I do not condone piracy, the idea got me thinking: What would Rohit Shetty’s masala entertainer look like at a silky smooth 60 frames per second?

Chennai Express is a "mass" entertainer. It relies on suspension of disbelief. The 24fps grain and natural motion blur hide the filmmaking seams. While a 60FPS interpolation is a fun tech demo to see what Deepika’s "Tune Maari Entriyaan" looks like in hyper-realism, it ruins the theatrical charm.

3/5 (Great for tech nerds, terrible for film lovers). Disclaimer: This post discusses theoretical video processing techniques. The owner of this blog does not host, link to, or promote pirated copies of Chennai Express . Please watch the film legally on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, or YouTube.

If you have a high-end TV with Motion Smoothing (often called "TruMotion" or "Auto Motion Plus"), try turning it on while watching the official Netflix/Prime Video stream. You’ll get the same effect.