Once More

Name: Once More
Director: S. A. Chandrasekhar
Released: 1997-07-04
Cast: Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, Simran, B. Saroja Devi, Manivannan

A 1997 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, the father of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Vijay, Simran.

Tamil1997★ Vijay filmSuper HitRemade 1×Shree Ganesh Vision

01 · Overview

The Film

After his father dies in a plane crash, carefree Ooty tea-estate owner Vijay has an elderly man pose as his father to get papers signed. The man becomes a real father figure, and Vijay sets out to reunite him with his estranged wife while dealing with a woman who initially seeks revenge on him.

A commercial success, reportedly earning Rs 8.95 crore on a Rs 50 lakh budget; New Straits Times called it a good family entertainer.

⭐ Vijay stars in this film as Vijay.

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Director: S. A. Chandrasekhar
Written by: Shanmugapriyan (story); S. A. Chandrasekhar (screenplay); S. P. Rajkumar (dialogues)
Producer: C. V. Rajendran
Banner: Shree Ganesh Vision
Music: Deva
Cinematography: R. Selva
Editor: B. S. Vasu Saleem
Release: 4 July 1997
Language: Tamil
Runtime: 161 minutes

02 · Cast

Cast

Sivaji GanesanSelvam

VijayVijay

SimranKavitha

B. Saroja DeviShantha

ManivannanAshok, Vijay's maternal uncle

Anju AravindAnju

CharleKesavan Nair

S. S. ChandranShanmugasundaram

Thalapathy DineshKarthik

Mohan RamanTension Thiyagarajan

C. R. SaraswathiLakshmi

Chaplin BaluRamu

S. A. ChandrasekharRajashekar (voiceover)

03 · Crew

Crew

Director: S. A. Chandrasekhar
Written by: Shanmugapriyan (story); S. A. Chandrasekhar (screenplay); S. P. Rajkumar (dialogues)
Producer: C. V. Rajendran
Banner: Shree Ganesh Vision
Music: Deva
Cinematography: R. Selva
Editor: B. S. Vasu Saleem

04 · Music

Music · Deva

Chinna Chinna Kaadhal

Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnaraj, Deva, Anuradha Sriram · Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Malargale

S. N. Surendar, Anuradha Sriram · Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Ooty Malai Beauty

Mano, Swarnalatha · Lyrics: Palani Bharathi

Oormila Oormila

Vijay, Shoba Chandrasekhar · Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Poove Poove Penpoove

S. N. Surendar, K. S. Chitra · Lyrics: Vairamuthu

We don't reproduce song lyrics.

05 · Remakes

Remakes

Remade as:

Daddy Daddy (Telugu, 1998)

06 · Trivia

Did You Know?

Vijay shared the screen with Sivaji Ganesan.
Footage from Iruvar Ullam (1963) is used as flashbacks for Sivaji Ganesan and Saroja Devi.
One of Simran's two Tamil debuts, released the same day as V.I.P.
Vijay sang 'Oormila Oormila' with his mother Shoba.

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