Ponvandu (transl.

Golden Beetle)[1] is 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film[2] written, produced and directed by N. S. Maniam.

The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Ushanandini, Shubha and Jayachitra.

[3] The music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu.

[5] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the performances of Jaishankar, Manorama and humour of Cho, Suruli Rajan, Srinivasan and Moorthy but panned Bharathi's makeup and costumes.