The Man Who Knew Infinity

About The Man Who Knew Infinity

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H.

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) is a history film directed by Matt Brown. Its themes are england, 1910s, historical figure, and mathematics.

Dev Patel stars as Srinivasa Ramanujan, Jeremy Irons as G. H. Hardy, Toby Jones as Littlewood, and Devika Bhise as Janaki. Released in April 2016, it runs 108 minutes.

The screenplay is by Matt Brown. It was produced by Kreo Films and Xeitgeist Entertainment Group. The story is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel.

A Beautiful Mind, The Imitation Game, and The Right Stuff make useful companions to The Man Who Knew Infinity, all filed under mathematical theorem and mathematician. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,633 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.