According to latest reports, Tamil actor Dhanush could essay the now-renowned Arunachalam Muruganantham in the Tamil version of PadMan. Though no confirmation has yet been forthcoming, reports state that Muruganantham himself, on the occasion of a special screening of the film at a theatre in Chennai, said that Dhanush would be the ideal actor to portray him on the big screen. He was asked if he wished to see his story in Tamil. He replied he’d like to see Dhanush in it.
PadMan tells a story of Arunachalam Muruganantham's journey to make affordable sanitary napkins. What started as a simple quest to ensure proper menstrual health for his wife Shanthi, turned into a revolution of sorts for rural women. His low-cost sanitary pads provided a cheap and healthy alternative to the dirty rags, sand bags and what not that were being used for ages by menstruating women. Directed by R. Balki, PadMan is based on a short story from Twinkle Khanna's book "The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad".
The film had opened to good and mixed reactions from audience and critics.
