''Needhipathi'' () is a 1955 Indian

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film directed by

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. The film stars

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and M. N. Rajam. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Anna Thammudu''. The film is based on the play of the same name by M. S. Solaimalai.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by the duo

Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's '' Panam'' to 1965's '' Aayirathil Oruvan''. After their split, Ramamoorthy w ...

assisted by G. K. Venkatesh. As per film credits, Gajalakshmi and S. J. Kantha also lent their voices for a group song.

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*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films Films directed by A. S. A. Sami Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Indian black-and-white films Indian courtroom films Indian films based on plays Tamil-language Indian films