Pad Man (film)
Pad Man is a 2018 Indian Hindi- language comedy- drama film directed and written by R. Balki, featuring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in lead roles.
Inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social entrepreneur from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
It is based on the short story" The Sanitary Man of Sacred Land" in Twinkle Khanna's book" The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad", which is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu who introduced low- cost sanitary pads.
" Pad Man" was released theatrically on February 9, 2018.
The film grossed( US$ 31.73 million) worldwide, becoming a major critical and moderate commercial success as well as the tenth highest- grossing Bollywood film of 2018.
At 66th National Film Awards," Pad Man" received award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.
Kumar's performance in the film was critically praised, for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the 64th Filmfare Awards.
R. Balki
R. Balakrishnan, popularly known as R. Balki, is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and former Group Chairman of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas( India).
He is best known for directing" Cheeni Kum"( 2007)," Paa"( 2009) and" Pad Man"( 2018).
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Jason Moore (director)
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Sergeant Deadhead
Sergeant Deadhead is a 1965 musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Frankie Avalon.
It features many cast members who appeared in the" Beach Party" movies.
Norman Taurog
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From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films.
At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for" Skippy"( 1931).
He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for" La La Land" in 2017.
He was later nominated for Best Director for the film" Boys Town"( 1938).
He directed some of the best- known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Norman Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street.
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Question: Do director of film Pad Man (film) and director of film Sergeant Deadhead share the same nationality?
Answer: no