Adutha Varisu

<p>Kannan, a small-time , 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. is a remake of the 1972 film , which itself was loosely based on the 1956 American film (1956). The film was produced by . The filming was held at , . The soundtrack was composed by . The song “Aasai Nooru Vagai” was remixed by for (2003). The song “Dan Dana Dan” from the Hindi film (2012) too was adapted from “Aasai Nooru Vagai”. was released on 7 July 1983. criticised the film for lack of originality. The film was an average grosser at the box office.</p>