After Ki & Ka, director Balki began his fifth film, titled Padman in a village town near Indore. He is back with his successful combination, Cinematographer PC Sreeram and Music director Ilayaraja. Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte play the important roles.
The story of Padman is reportedly based on a real-life true story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social entrepreneur who invented the low-cost sanitary pad making machine. He was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2016.
The first look of the movie was quite impressive and attractive. The tagline 'based on an extraordinary true story' builds the curiosity factor.