Once More

Name: Once More
Director: Vignesh Srikanth
Genre: Romance
Released: 2026-08-28
Rating: 2.5
Cast: Arjun Das, Aditi Shankar

Directed by Vignesh Srikanth

TezScore50/100 Mixed Early coverage · 1 scored of 3 Indian-media reviews How TezScore works

137 min 28 Aug 2026

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Synopsis

Once More

A contemporary musical romance follows Raghu and Anjali as they fall in love despite coming from contrasting families, friend circles, social worlds, and emotional spaces. Anjali is impulsive and openly affectionate—the kind of person who will put someone on the spot and ask them out—while Raghu is more guarded, still coming to terms with a past relationship and a loss of faith in love. What happens when these two worlds collide, including when their families come together, forms the heart of the story: a courtship tested by the everyday obstacles of a modern relationship, and by questions of second chances, closure, and healing.

Director: Vignesh Srikanth
Release: 28 Aug 2026 · Week recap
Run time: 137 min
Language: Tamil

Cast & crew

AR Arjun Das Raghu

Aditi Shankar Anjali VI Vignesh Srikanth Director, Writer HE Hesham Abdul Wahab Composer AR Aravind Vishwanathan Cinematographer

Reviews

Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.

Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 3 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for Once More, reception is mixed. The scored review is 50/100.

Best forViewers looking for romance and musical in Tamil cinema.

Reception Order

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India Today

2026-08-28

Once More is a promising debut from Vignesh Srikanth, with enough sensitivity, warmth and good performances to make it work in parts. But whenever the film gets a chance to push beyond familiar romantic-drama territory, it retreats into cliches.

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The Hindu

2026-08-28

The first half of Once More has several such neat, quiet moments.

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Times of India

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.5/5 2026-08-28

The love interest, Indra, is meant to be as conflicted as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa's Jessie, but neither her writing nor her romance with Raghu feels compelling.

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