| Punani | |
| Native Name: | Tamil: புனானை Sinhala; Sinhalese: දොඹාපෙ |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastern |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type4: | DS Division |
| Subdivision Name4: | Koralai Pattu West |
Punanai (ta|புனானை|translit=Puṉāṉai; si|දොඹාපෙ|translit=Dom̆bāpe; sometimes spelled Punani) 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", by Christopher Ondaatje.[1] [2]