Needhipathi

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{{Infobox film

| name = Needhipathi

| director = A. S. A. Sami

| producer = N. S. Thiraviyam

| screenplay = A. S. A. Sami

| based_on = {{based on|Needhipathi|M. S. Solaimalai}}

| starring = K. R. Ramasamy
Gemini Ganesan
Rajasulochana
K. Malathi
S. V. Sahasranamam
M. N. Rajam
T. S. Balaiah

| music = Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

| cinematography = R. R. Chandran
Rajabahadur

| editing = P. V. Narayanan

| studio = Vijaya Films

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1955|10|07|ref1=}}

| runtime = 172 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Needhipathi ({{translation|Judge}}) is a 1955 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, Gemini Ganesan, Rajasulochana and M. N. Rajam. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Anna Thammudu.{{Cite web |title=1955 – நீதிபதி – விஜயா பிலிம்ஸ் – அண்ணா தம்முடு (தெ)-நாடகம் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails22.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322004846/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails22.asp |archive-date=22 March 2017 |access-date=22 March 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} The film is based on the play of the same name by M. S. Solaimalai.{{Cite book |last=மணியன் |first=அறந்தை |title=பம்மல் முதல் கோமல் வரை |publisher=Pustaka Digital Media |pages=1959 |language=ta |trans-title=From Pammal to Komal |oclc=225093103}}{{Cite book |last=Manian |first=Aranthai |title=திரைப்படங்களான இலக்கியங்களும் நாடகங்களும் |publisher=Pustaka Digital Media |year=2020 |pages=1975 |language=Ta}}