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The trailer of Once More, starring Arjun Das (Raghu) and Aditi Shankar, present them as the case of being two opposites. They appear to have studied together earlier, but this meeting happens when they’re well into their late 20s, right in the middle of building a career for themselves. Arjun’s character appears serious and intense while Aditi looks far more relaxed and chirpy. She also seems to be more interested in a romance with Arjun than it is the other way around. As Arjun’s character describes it, “She appears to have jumped right out of Santosh Subramanian,” making a reference to the manic pixie character played by Genelia in the hit film.
The film’s music is composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab, cinematography by Aravind Viswanathan and editing by Nash. It is scheduled to be released in theatres on 28 August 2026. The film is both written and directed by Vignesh Srikanth, and it is produced by Yuvaraj Ganesan.
Aditi Shankar was last seen in Bhairavam, making her Telugu debut, while Arjun Das played a leading role in Con City, which was released earlier this year.
In a recent interview with THR India, Genelia spoke at length about her character Hasini on the 20th year anniversary of Bommarillu, the original Telugu film on which Santosh Subramaniam was based. She said, “You know, that's something that Hasini as a character taught me. And this is something that I feel is very close to me as a person [in real life] as well. Either cute is misinterpreted as clueless, or someone who's extremely vivacious is always treated as someone who may not have her own personal ground or own personal opinion.”