Pad Man is a 2018 Indian biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by R. Balki, featuring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, and Radhika Apte in lead roles. It is based on a short story in Twinkle Khanna's book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad and is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu.[3] The film was released theatrically on 9 February, 2018.
The film will be based on "The Sanitary Man of Sacred Land", a short story from Twinkle Khanna's book, The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad[4], which is inspired from the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a Tamil Nadu-based social activist who revolutionized the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkins machine.[5][6][7] Padman revolves around the story of Arunachalam who invented low-cost
The idea to adapt Murugan's life began in 2015 when Twinkle Khanna came across his story while doing a research for a column in The Times of India. Inspired and moved by his persistence and determination, she wrote about him in her book, The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad (2016).[11] Later, she planned to adapt his life to the big screen in order to reach out to more audiences, saying "our world is filled with viewers, not readers."[11] Khanna, who also serves as a producer on the film, said she was drawn to the project due to its relevant yet underrated subject about menstruation and Muruganantham's determination.[9]
R. Balki was Khanna's first choice to direct the film. She had previously seen Balki's work and appreciated his sensitivity in filmmaking.[12]
In November 2017, Sony Pictures became the global distributor for the film.[13]
Pre-production began in March 2017,[16] and principal photography commenced on March 14.[17] Filming moved to Delhi in April.[18]
Murugan worked closely with Kumar and Khanna on set in India, making
sure every detail was accurate from the way he built his machine, to how
to operate it, even his own posture. [11]
After filming ended in India, the team travelled to New York City where pivotal scenes were filmmed in Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square and Jazz at Lincoln Center,[11] as well as the United Nations headquarter. It is the second Bollywood film to be shot at the site following Half Girlfriend while Hollywood film The Interpreter was the first
The film will be based on "The Sanitary Man of Sacred Land", a short story from Twinkle Khanna's book, The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad[4], which is inspired from the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a Tamil Nadu-based social activist who revolutionized the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkins machine.[5][6][7] Padman revolves around the story of Arunachalam who invented low-cost
Development
Pad Man was envisioned to be an awareness film without focusing on commercial aspects. The producers' main agenda was to reach out to a wide audience to create awareness and eradicate prevalent superstitions in India surrounding sanitary pads. As with Kumar's previous film, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, he hoped to educate the masses, both women and men, about menstrual hygiene and to stop labelling it as stigma or taboo in society.[10] Furthermore, it was a plea towards politicians to drive their attention towards sanitary pads and making it mandatory across institutions.[11]The idea to adapt Murugan's life began in 2015 when Twinkle Khanna came across his story while doing a research for a column in The Times of India. Inspired and moved by his persistence and determination, she wrote about him in her book, The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad (2016).[11] Later, she planned to adapt his life to the big screen in order to reach out to more audiences, saying "our world is filled with viewers, not readers."[11] Khanna, who also serves as a producer on the film, said she was drawn to the project due to its relevant yet underrated subject about menstruation and Muruganantham's determination.[9]
R. Balki was Khanna's first choice to direct the film. She had previously seen Balki's work and appreciated his sensitivity in filmmaking.[12]
In November 2017, Sony Pictures became the global distributor for the film.[13]
Casting
Akshay Kumar plays Arunachalam Muruganantham, also known as "India's Menstrual Man".[9][11] Kumar was not the first choice to play the role.[14][12] Khanna thought of a few actors but she eventually handed it to Kumar after Murugan's insistence[12] and because she thought it would be a game-changing event if Kumar, who the Indian public idolises and men look up to, wore sanitary padFilming
Pad Man is the only second Bollywood film to be granted access to shoot the film inside the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City after Half Girlfriend in 2016.
After filming ended in India, the team travelled to New York City where pivotal scenes were filmmed in Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square and Jazz at Lincoln Center,[11] as well as the United Nations headquarter. It is the second Bollywood film to be shot at the site following Half Girlfriend while Hollywood film The Interpreter was the first
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