---
title: 'Pad Man (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'R. Balki'
released: '2018-02-09'
runtime_minutes: 140
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pad-man-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7218518/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pad Man (2018)

2018 · PG-13 · 140 min · Drama, Comedy · India


## Synopsis

Pad Man is a 2018 Hindi-language social comedy-drama film written and directed by R. Balki. A co-production between India and the United States, it stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, and Radhika Apte in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [R. Balki](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-balki)
- **Screenplay:** [R. Balki](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-balki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Amit Trivedi](https://cinepixo.com/people/amit-trivedi)
- **Producer:** [Twinkle Khanna](https://cinepixo.com/people/twinkle-khanna)
- **Director of Photography:** [P. C. Sreeram](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-c-sreeram)
- **Editor:** [Chandan Arora](https://cinepixo.com/people/chandan-arora)

## Cast

- [Maya Alagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/maya-alagh)
- [Akshay Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/akshay-kumar)
- [Radhika Apte](https://cinepixo.com/people/radhika-apte)
- [Sonam Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonam-kapoor)
- [Sudhir Pandey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sudhir-pandey)

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