Ponmudi is a 1950 Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan, produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres and written by Bharathidasan.

Producer T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres wanted to make a film based on Edhirparatha Mutham, a novel written by the Tamil rationalist poet Bharatidasan.

[citation needed] Ponmudi was released on Pongal day, 14 January 1950, and was distributed by Broadway, Sun & Saraswathi in Madras.

[3] It was a commercial failure as its intimate scenes shocked the Tamil audience.

[1] The film was criticised in the press for being "vulgar" and Dungan was accused of "corrupting the population with American ways".