The Man Who Knew Infinity
“What does it take to prove the impossible?”
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.
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31 people
Dev Patel
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Known for
Slumdog Millionaire
Lion
Jeremy Irons
G. H. Hardy
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Toby Jones
Littlewood
Known for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MobLand
Devika Bhise
Janaki
Known for
The Rookie: Feds
The Recruit
Stephen Fry
Sir Francis Spring
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Sandman
Kevin McNally
Major MacMahon
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
TURN: Washington's Spies
Jeremy Northam
Bertrand Russell
Known for
The Tudors
The Crown
Anthony Calf
Howard
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Dracula
Pádraic Delaney
Beglan
Known for
The Tudors
Knightfall
Shazad Latif
Chandra Mahalanobis
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Penny Dreadful
Roger Narayan
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Happy Feet Two
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Arundathi Nag
Komalatammal
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
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Matt Brown Director · Robert Kanigel Author Coby Brown Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $10M · United States release April 29, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,472,454
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Animus Films
Production
Pressman Film
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Kreo Films
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Xeitgeist Entertainment Group
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American Entertainment Investors
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Cayenne Pepper Productions
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IFC Films
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Edward R. Pressman Film
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Kreo Films FZ
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United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Sanskrit · Tamil
Release dates
Canada · September 17, 2015
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · April 29, 2016
Theatrical
Argentina
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
November 18, 2015 · Premiere · British Film Festival
May 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical · Estreia
Denmark
December 8, 2016 · Physical
France
March 1, 2017 · Physical
Germany
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
September 15, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
April 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 22, 2016 · Digital
Netherlands
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
November 16, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
July 14, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
May 13, 2016 · Theatrical · ICAA: 46916
Switzerland
September 24, 2015 · Premiere
United Kingdom
April 8, 2016 · Theatrical
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