Ponkathir is a 1953 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by E. R. Cooper and produced by P. Subramaniam.

Ravi loves Radha, daughter of a poor farmer who is also a friend of Prabhu.

This is the film debut for Playback singer Kamukara Purushothaman and stage actor C. I. Parameswaran Pillai.

[3] Music was composed by Br Lakshmanan and the lyrics were penned by Thirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair.

Playback singers are Kaviyoor Revamma, Ganabhooshanam N. Lalitha, Jikki, Mehboob and Kamukara Purushothaman.