Adutha Varisu (/əduθə vɑːrɪsu/ transl. The next heir) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written by Panchu Arunachalam and directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Raja Jani, which itself was loosely based on the 1956 American film Anastasia. The film was released on 7 July 1983.
| Adutha Varisu | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | Nabendu Ghosh |
| Produced by | Dwarakish |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Sridevi |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Dwarakish Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Kannan, a small-time bounty hunter, is enlisted by the crooked members of a royal family to find a girl to impersonate Radha, the lost princess to the throne so that they can usurp the Zameen's wealth. Kannan comes across a nomadic girl Valli, a tribal dancer and trains her to act appropriately, and introduces her as the lost heiress to the family's head, Queen Mother Rajalakshmi who is Radha's grandmother. Valli falls in love with Kannan. However, when he learns from Valli's adopted parents that Valli is actually Radha, he sets out to protect her and Rajalakshmi from the crooked clan. After Kannan defeats the crooked Zamindar, Rajalakshmi proposes marrying Radha to Kannan and both assume the throne as the new king and queen.
Cast
edit- Rajinikanth as Kannan[1]
- Sridevi as Radha / Valli[1]
- Jaishankar as Rathnakumar
- Cho Ramaswamy as Ramanna
- S. Varalakshmi as Rajalakshmi
- Vasantha as Rathnakumar's wife
- Raveendran as Pratap
- Silk Smitha as Usha[2]
- Senthamarai as Diwan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Foster father of Valli
- Manorama as Foster mother of Valli
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Vijay
- C. L. Anandan as Veeraiyan
- S. V. Ramadas as Muthukaruppan
- S. S. Chandran as Kannan's colleague
- LIC Narasimhan as Sundaram
- S.R. Veeraraghavan as Dr. Gowtham
Production
editAdutha Varisu is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Raja Jani,[3] which itself was loosely based on the 1956 American film Anastasia (1956).[4][5] The film was produced by Dwarakish.[6]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[7][8] The disco song "Aasai Nooru Vagai" was remixed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for Kurumbu (2003).[9] The song "Dan Dana Dan" from the Hindi film Department (2012) too was adapted from "Aasai Nooru Vagai".[1][10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pesa Koodathu" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Vaa Raja Vandhu Paaru" | Vaali | S. Janaki | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Vaazhga Raja Vaazhga Rani" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Sailaja, S. Janaki | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Kaveriye Kavikuyiley" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Aasai Nooru Vagai" | Panchu Arunachalam | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Ennaiah ABC" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 27:05 | |||
Release and reception
editAdutha Varisu was released on 7 July 1983.[11] Kalki criticised the film for lack of originality.[12]
The film was an average grosser at the box office.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ramachandran 2014, p. 109.
- ^ "Silk Smitha birth anniversary: Memorable films of the sex siren of South". The Free Press Journal. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 108.
- ^ Nayak 2019, p. 63.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (30 July 2016). "How do you solve a problem like Rajini?". Baradwaj Rangan. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Harsha (26 February 2018). "I'm her Meera, says Sridevi's ardent fan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Adutha Vaarisu (1983)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Adutha Varisu Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Jeshi, K. (2 November 2007). "Mix and match". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Johri, Kanika (23 April 2012). "RGV's Dan Dan Dana Dan copied from a Rajinikanth song!". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "அடுத்த வாரிசு". Kalki (in Tamil). 31 July 1983. p. 8. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. India: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789353056780.
- Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.