Pad Man is a fictionalized account of Padmashri Arunachalam Muruganatham, the man who revolutionized the manufacture of the low-cost sanitary napkin in India. Lakshmi is a newly married, humble welder from a rural village in the heart of India. Lakshmi’s incredible journey starts when he is shocked to discover that his wife uses an unhygienic cloth during her periods. Unable to afford a branded pad, he decides to make a sanitary pad himself. After several attempts, his irate wife refuses to be a part of his experiments. Lakshmi’s love and concern for his wife, his determination to make the pad, leads him into situations that cause so much shock and embarrassment that it compels his wife to leave him and his village to banish him. Lakshmi doesn’t give up. His simplicity of thought, his resilience, his focus and his complete disregard for convention finally leads him to his destiny. A machine that can make a pad! The revolution that follows.from spreading menstrual hygiene, to empowering women, to starting mini cooperatives, to a vision of making India a 100% Pad using country, to accolades, to international glory and to a final resolution of his personal life, makes the rest of the feature "PAD MAN". His journey to make India a 100% pad using country goes on.even today.
MOVIE RELATED DETIALS
Star Cast:
Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte
Writer & Director:
R Balki
Produced by
Twinkle Khanna, SPE Films India, KriArj Entertainment, Cape of Good Films. Hope Productions
Co-Producer:
Anil Naidu
Music Label:
Zee Music Co.
Music Director:
Amit Trivedi
Editor:
Chandan Arora
Cinematographer: P C Sreeram
Lyricist: Kausar Munir
Concept: Twinkle Khanna
Co-Writer: Swanand Kirkire
Sound Designer: Debasish Mishra
Production Designer: Rupin Suchak
Costume Stylist: Theia Tekchandaney
Choreographer: Brinda
Publicity & Still Photographer: Maajid Khan
Casting Director: Shruti Mahajan
DI: Prasad Film Lab
VFX: EFX Magic in Motion
Visual Promotions: Just Right Studioz
Marketing Consultant: Trigger Max
Publicity Director: Rahul Nanda & Himanshu Nanda
Media Consultant: Hype
Associate Director: Jagan Shakti
Associate Cinematographer: Tanveer Mir
Associate Producer: Shailesh Gupta