Pad Man
2018 2h 20m movie Film India

Pad Man

Pad Man sits in the top 9% of India films on this catalog — ranked #173 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.

The 2017–2019 India Window

334 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pad Man sits at position #39.

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    #1

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    ★ 8.3 · 2019

  2. Pariyerum Perumal
    #2

    Pariyerum Perumal

    ★ 8.2 · 2018

  3. Kumbalangi Nights
    #3

    Kumbalangi Nights

    ★ 8.1 · 2019

  4. Kota Factory
    #4

    Kota Factory

    ★ 8.1 · 2019

  5. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #5

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  6. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #6

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  7. 1917
    #7

    1917

    ★ 8.0 · 2019

  8. Mirzapur
    #8

    Mirzapur

    ★ 8.0 · 2018

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Pad Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From KriArj Entertainment

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pad Man premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$10.0M
Budget
$23.0M
Revenue
$13.0M
Net Profit
2.3×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 20m runtime, production spent $71K per minute on screen and earned $164K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
186
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #173 of 1,983 India films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #52 of 648 (top 8%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies KriArj Entertainment, Hari Om Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Films India
Runtime 2h 20m
Release Date February 9, 2018
IMDb tt7218518

Themes & Motifs

  • superhero
  • village
  • invention
  • biography
  • menstruation
  • based on true story
  • taboo
  • based on short story
  • dramedy
  • social awareness

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