The Thief of Baghdad) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by T. P. Sundaram.

Following the betrayal of the Prime Minister, the Maharaja and the Maharani of the kingdom are murdered and their son, Abu, is hidden in a herd of cows.

The two impostors who sit on the throne have a daughter and a child servant who poses as the son who survived the death of the former royal couple.

Baghdad Thirudan was financed by Krishnaswamy Naidu, the former owner of Golden Studios.

Ramachandran demanded that an additional ₹200,000 (equivalent to ₹18 million or US$210,000 in 2023) be spent to complete the film, much to Naidu's horror.