The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

108 mins | Drama | April 8, 2016

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. Hardy.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

108 mins | Drama | April 8, 2016

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. Hardy.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Animus Films, Edward R. Pressman Film, Kreo Films FZ, Xeitgeist Entertainment Group, American Entertainment Investors, Cayenne Pepper Productions
Original title The Man Who Knew Infinity
Directors Jennie Fava, Liam Shaw, Lydia Currie, Matt Brown, San Davey
Writers Robert Kanigel, Matt Brown

Cast

Dev Patel

as Srinivasa Ramanujan

Jeremy Irons

as G. H. Hardy

Toby Jones

as Littlewood

Devika Bhise

as Janaki

Stephen Fry

as Sir Francis Spring

Kevin McNally

as Major MacMahon

Jeremy Northam

as Bertrand Russell

Anthony Calf

as Howard

Pádraic Delaney

as Beglan

Shazad Latif

as Chandra Mahalanobis

Roger Narayan

as Scribe

Arundathi Nag

as Komalatammal

Dhritiman Chatterjee

as Narayana Iyer

Richard Johnson

as Vice Master Henry Jackson

Raghuvir Joshi

as Narasimha

Malcolm Sinclair

as Professor Cartwright

San Shella

as Dr. Muthu

Richard Cunningham

as Hobson

Thomas Bewley

as Baker

Pip Barclay

as Student

David Shaw-Parker

as Porter

Dominic Cazenove

as Waiter

Nicholas Agnew

as Andrew Hartley

Alan Booty

as Grocer

Shenagh Govan

as Postal Worker

Enzo Cilenti

as Doctor

Elaine Caulfield

as Hospital Nurse

Alex Bartram

as Hospital Doctor

Christopher Ravenscroft

as J. J. Thompson

Imogen Sage

as Nursie (uncredited)