A INDIAN SUPERHERO IN ANOTHER WAY. Review on Pad Man

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