Mark your calendars as Akshay Kumar reveals 'Padman' release date

Mumbai: Asking fans to mark their calendars, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Thursday revealed the release date of his much-talked upcoming flick, 'Padman'.

He also released the first official poster of 'Padman' on his Twitter handle.

"Mark your calendars! Mrsfunnybones Movies and R. Balki's PadMan releasing on 13th April, 2018!" tweets Khiladi Kumar.

https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/893075556660465667

Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna is making production debut with the biopic on Arunachalam Muruganantham.

The flick is the adaptation Mrsfunnybones own novel on 'Muruganantham'.

Padman, based on the story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, the man who invented low-cost sanitary napkins for rural and underprivileged women to use, also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.

Akshay plays the character of Murugan and Radhika Apte plays his wife Shanthi. It was recently revealed Sonam Kapoor plays a character who will have an extra-marital affair with Akshay's character Murugan.

Padman, directed by R Balki, will chronicle Murugan's journey of finding a way to make cheap, affordable sanitary napkins for the women in his village.