| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| Rasamanohari Pulendran | |
| Native Name: | இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன் |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office1: | Minister of State for Education |
| Constituency Mp2: | Vanni District |
| Parliament2: | Sri Lankan |
| Term Start2: | 1989 |
| Term End2: | 2000 |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1949 |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Party: | United National Party |
Rasamanohari Pulendran (Tamil: இராசமனோகரி புலேந்திரன்; 7 February 1949 - 30 December 2014) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of Parliament and state minister.
Pulendran was born 7 February 1949.[1] [2] She was the daughter of T. S. Thurairajah, Mayor of Jaffna, and Nageswari.[3] She was educated at Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.[2]
Pulendran married K. T. Pulendran, the United National Party (UNP) organiser for Vavuniya District and a member of Vavuniya Urban Council.[3] They had two daughters (Abirami and Durga).[3] Her husband was assassinated on 19 January 1983, allegedly by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[4]
Pulendran contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the UNP's candidates in Vanni District. She was elected and entered Parliament.[5] In March 1990 she was appointed Minister of State for Education.[6] She was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election.[7]
Pulendran was a member of the UNP's executive committee, women's league and Vavuniya District organiser.[2] She was a director of the Mineral Sands Corporation, patron of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress and a committee member of The Young Hindu Women’s Association.[2] [3]
Pulendran died on 30 December 2014 at a private hospital in Colombo.[8]