The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity - Srinivasa Ramanujan

Well made movie that captures the essence of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the genius.

Stays true to the essence of his life - his immense work, attributing it to God/Goddess (Goddess Namagiri), the help he got from Prof. G.H Hardy (&others including Littlewood), the conflict between working more via intuition/working for proof when he collaborated with Hardy, his health issues, issues with racism/superstitions etc.

The acting in the movie is good overall.

Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, Jeremy Irons as Prof. Hardy, Devika Bhise as Janaki (his wife), Tobby Jones as Littlewood etc. all have done justice to their roles.

Some of Ramanujan's work - work on infinite series, partitions, real analysis, number theory, Ramanujan number, Ramanujan Theta function etc.

"An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God."


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