National Award winning actor Akshay Kumar's Padman, an upcoming Hindi film that focuses on menstruation and women's health, will release on the Republic Day next year.

Akshay took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the release date and share the film's poster.

Inspired by the life of Coimbatore-based Arunachalam Muruganantham, who found a way to make affordable sanitary napkins for women in his village, Padman also features Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. The film has been written and directed by R Balki.