Adutha Varisu

Adutha Varisu
Theatrical release poster
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	7 July 1983 (1983-07-07)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Adutha Varisu (/əduθʌ 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.