| Location: | Ponnani, Kerala India |
| Coordinates: | 10.778°N 75.917°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1937 (first) 1948 (second) |
| Yearlit: | 1983 (current) |
| Construction: | concrete tower |
| Shape: | dodecagon tower with balcony and lantern |
| Marking: | white and black horizontal bands |
| Height: | 30m (100feet) |
| Focalheight: | 34.13m (111.98feet) |
| Lightsource: | 500/600 W (metal halide lamp)(220/250 V) AC |
| Range: | [1] |
| Characteristic: | Fl W 15s. |
Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river.[2] It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility. The Ponnani port is located on the estuary of River Bharathappuzha (the longest river of Kerala) and Tirur River.
A flag staff used to assist the craft to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.[3] [4]