| Punanai புனானை |
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Punanai
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Koralai Pattu West |
Punanai (Tamil: புனானை) is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon"[1] [2], by Christopher Ondaatje