Once More (1997 film)

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Once More
File:Once More 1997 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced byC. V. Rajendran
Written byS. P. Rajkumar (Dialogues)
Screenplay byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Story byShanmugapriyan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Saroja Devi
Vijay
Simran
Music byDeva
CinematographySelva. R
Edited byB. S. Vasu
Saleem
Production
company
Shree Ganesh Vision
Release date
4 July 1997
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Once More is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, Simran and Saroja Devi. The film was remade in Telugu as Daddy Daddy (1998).

The movie was a commercial success.[1][2] It was regarded as one of the landmark films in Vijay's career.[3]

Plot[edit]

Vijay (Vijay) is a rich young business man, whose only one aim in life is to have fun, is the managing director of a big tea estate in Ooty and his company goes on a big loss because of his mismanagement. Vijay spends most of his time in partying and flirting with girls whenever he feels like. To manage the loss to his company, Vijay invites his father Rajashekar (who is in the United States) to come to India to sign some documents. Rajashekar dies in a plane crash on his way to India. Vijay's maternal uncle (Manivannan) comes up with the idea of having another elderly person to act as Vijay's father for a while until the documents are signed. So they visit a senior home, where they meet Selvam (Sivaji Ganesan) and they request him to act as Vijay's father. He agrees to it and starts to act as Vijay's father.

Selvam observes the careless, take-it-easy life style of Vijay and is reminded of his old days when he used to be like Vijay. Selvam is very affectionate towards Vijay and he considers him as his son. Vijay finds out about Selvam's past life, that Selvam was married to Shantha (Saroja Devi) and they have been living separated for the past 34 years. He wants them to get united and he searches and finds the whereabouts of Shantha. Meanwhile, Kavitha (Simran) joins Vijay's company and she talks to Vijay in her own style. Vijay is knocked out by Kavitha's beauty and he falls in love with her. Then, their love gets into trouble because of Kavitha's mother. Now, Vijay tries to unite Selvam and Shantha. In return Selvam tries to unite Vijay and Kavitha. Kavitha first tries to kill Vijay to avenge her sister Anju, who committed suicide due to Vijay rejecting her love for him. But through Vijay's maternal uncle and Selvam, she understands Vijay's good heart and unites with him. Also, Selvam and Shantha meet once again and get married 'Once More'. The film hence ends with a happy note.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The director, S. A. Chandrasekhar, convinced Sivaji Ganesan to feature in the film after Sathya Sai Baba told him to continue acting for this role.[4] Scenes from Iruvar Ullam (1963) were also featured extensively in the film,[5] being used as flashback scenes depicting the backstory of Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi's characters.[6] Saroja Devi considered Once More to be a sequel to Iruvar Ullam.[7]

The film marked the debut of actress Simran in Tamil films, with Once More and her other film, V.I.P. both releasing on 4 July 1997.[8] Simran had earlier rejected Tamil films including Bharathiraja's proposed Siragugal Murivathillai, and had garnered popularity in the Tamil film industry prior to the release of her first film. She worked on Once More alongside her commitments for V.I.P., Nerrukku Ner (1997) and Poochudava (1997).[9]

Soundtrack[edit]

Once More
Soundtrack album by
Released1997
GenreSoundtrack
Length26.21
LabelPyramid
Aditya Music
ProducerDeva
Deva chronology
Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
(1997)
Once More
(1997)
Nerrukku Ner
(1997)

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, while the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and Pazhani Bharathi.[10]

Track list
No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Chinna Chinna Kaadhal"  Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnaraj, Deva, Anuradha Sriram 05:46
2. "Malargale"  S. N. Surendar, Anuradha Sriram 05:21
3. "Ooty Malai Beauty"  Mano, Swarnalatha 05:01
4. "Oormila Oormila"  Vijay, Shoba Chandrasekhar 04:46
5. "Poove Poove Penpoove"  S. N. Surendar, K. S. Chitra 05:07
Total length:
26:21

Critical reception[edit]

K. N. Vijiyin New Straits Times wrote that the film was a good family entertainer.[11]

References[edit]

  1. "Tuesday Trivia ! When Thalapathy Vijay united with Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan". IndiaGlitz. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Vijay – Superstars Success Streak". Behindwoods. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. "20. Once More (1997) – Top 20 Best Films of Vijay". Behindwoods. 4 December 1992. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "Sai Shanti inaugurated". The Hindu. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. "Her last years in the industry". Rediff.com. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. "When Thalapathy Vijay regaled the audience by playing characters named Vijay". The Times of India. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. "Thre in no such thing as right talent". The Times of India. 9 May 1998. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. "Highlights Of Career:". Arigem Entertainment. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. "Simran". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. "Once More". JioSaavn. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. Vijiyin, K. N. (26 July 1997). "See this one for the great Sivaji". New Straits Times. p. 4.

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