Arul Soosai Anthony Samy (1915–1998) was an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Tamil films.

A. S. A. Samy presented his play bilhanan to the All India Radio, Tiruchi station and it was accepted for broadcast.

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar who was a rising super star in Tamil Cinema at that time played the title role.

Following the success of Bilhanan, A. S. A. Samy became acquainted with M. Somasundaram (Somu) and Mohideen, owners of Jupiter Pictures who at that time were working from Central Studios in Coimbatore.

Somu was impressed by the story and asked A. S. A. Samy to write the screenplay and dialogues.

Samy appointed M. Karunanidhi, then an aspiring young man in his twenties, to write the screenplay and dialogues.

A. S. A. Samy was appointed Principal of the Script and Direction Department in the Tamil Nadu Cinema TrainingCollege.

When Samy was suffering from paralysis, Karunanithi arranged a payment of ₹100,000 to be paid from the Murasoli Trust.