Once More (1997 film)
Once More | |
---|---|
![]() Poster | |
Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Produced by | C. V. Rajendran |
Written by | S. P. Rajkumar (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Story by | Shanmugapriyan |
Starring |
Sivaji Ganesan Vijay Simran Saroja Devi |
Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | Selva. R |
Edited by |
B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Production company |
Shree Ganesh Vision |
Release date | 4 July 1997 |
Running time | 168 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Once More is a 1997 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film features Sivaji Ganesan and Vijay as the male lead, while Simran and Saroja Devi play their love interests. Simran made her Tamil cinema debut in this movie.
Plot
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 his 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
- Sivaji Ganesan as Selvam
- Vijay as Vijay
- Simran as Kavitha
- Saroja Devi as Shantha
- Manivannan as Vijay's maternal uncle
- Anju Aravind as Anju
- Charle
- S. S. Chandran
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Mohan Raman
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as Vijay's Dad Rajashekar (Voice Over)
Production
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.[1] Scenes from Iruvar Ullam (1963) were also featured extensively in the film,[2] being used as flashback scenes depicting the backstory of Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi's characters.[3] Saroja Devi considered Once More to be a sequel to Iruvar Ullam.[4]
Soundtrack
Once More | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Soundtrack album by Deva | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 26.21 | |||
Label |
Pyramid Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Deva | |||
Deva chronology | ||||
|
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva while lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and Palani Bharathi.[5]
Track list
Track list | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
1. | "Chinna Chinna Kaadhal" | Vairamuthu | Malaysia Vasudevan, Deva, Anuradha Sriram | 05:46 |
2. | "Malargale" | Vairamuthu | 05:21 | |
3. | "Ooty Malai Beauty" | Palani Bharathi | Mano, Swarnalatha | 05:01 |
4. | "Oormila Oormila" | Vairamuthu | Vijay, Shoba Chandrasekhar | 04:46 |
5. | "Poove Poove Penpoove" | Vairamuthu | S. N. Surendar, K. S. Chitra | 05:07 |
Total length: | 26:21 |
Critical reception
Behindwoods gave the film a positive review and stated that the film was a commercial family entertainer.[6]. Simran received Filmfare for the Best Actress Female Debut
References
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Sai Shanti inaugurated". The Hindu. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ↑ "rediff.com: Abhinaya Saraswathi Saroja Devi". specials.rediff.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ↑ http://ipl.newstm.in/Cinema/1508935047700?Thalapathy-Biography-The-Story-of-How-Vijay-Conquered-Kodambakkam-Part-11#
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=557
- ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/top-20-best-films-of-vijay/20-once-more-1997.html