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The film is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist and entrepreneur from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu who made low-cost sanitary pads for women in rural areas. His journey was chronicled by Twinkle Khanna in her fictional story The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad. [2] [3]
Feb 8, 2018 · The movie Pad Man tells the story of this 10th grade dropout, and how despite crushing difficulties and repeated failure, he succeeded in changing the lives of rural women for the better.
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- Kamala Thiagarajan
Feb 11, 2018 · Pad Man is based on the true story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a South Indian man who made it his mission to create affordable, hygienic period protection for women around India.
- Proma Khosla
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Dec 21, 2017 · Meet Arunachalam Muruganantham, the man on whom Pad Man is based. He was the first man to wear a sanitary pad. He was shunned by society for being "sick". He now has a Padma Shri and a movie. Listen to Story. Advertisement. Picture courtesy: YouTube/SHAMS INDIA. Somya Abrol. UPDATED: Dec 21, 2017 16:43 IST.
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Feb 7, 2018 · Directed by Indian filmmaker R. Balki and produced by writer Twinkle Khanna, the comedy-drama, which debuts in theaters on Feb. 9, is the world’s first feature film to address period poverty, a...
- Casey Quackenbush
Pad Man is the only one based on a true story, unlike others, though as Balki chronicles Muruganantham's journey to make affordable sanitary napkins for women in his village to setting up a small-scale industry. The fate of Pad Man at the box office hinges on how many people realise what the fuss is all about on two counts.
Dubbed the world’s first feature film on menstruation, Pad Man, released on 9 February, is based on the true life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a welder from a small, conservative...
