"Varsha" is a much-awaited film, and not only because it has super-star Vishnuvardhan leading the pack, in a role that suits him perfectly.Vishnu plays a good-Samaritan brother of seven sisters. Trade pundits feel that the story of the film and the hero's character fits in with Vishnu's image. Earlier, Vishnu had played the loving elder brother in "Yajamana", which became a blockbuster.

S. Narayan, among the best in the Kannada industry, has directed the film. His earlier movies with Vishnu like "Veerappa Nayaka", "Suryavamsha", "Jameendhaara" and "Simhadhriya Simha" were all box-office hits. The film also has talented actor Ramesh Arvind in a main role. Vishnu and Ramesh had teamed up together in last year's biggest hit "Aaptha Mithra". The star cast of "Varsha" also includes Maanya, Anu Prabhakar, Shobharaj, Lakshman and Komal.

The film's music by music director S.A. Raj Kumar has already been released and is doing brisk business.

Produced by Rockline Venkatesh, "Varsha" is a remake of the Malayalam hit "Hitler" which had Mammootty in the lead. The film later saw a successful Telugu remake with Chiranjeevi playing the lead role.