Ramanujan (film)
Ramanujan | |
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Bhama Michael Lieber | |
Cinematography | Sunny Joseph |
Edited by | B. Lenin |
Music by | Ramesh Vinayakam |
Production company | Camphor Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Countries | India United Kingdom |
Languages | Tamil English |
Ramanujan is a 2014
Featuring an ensemble cast of
Ramanujan was received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film in 2013, although the film had released, a year later. The film was released worldwide on 11 July 2014, across India and United Kingdom. It was released simultaneously in Tamil and English languages.
Plot
Set in the early 1900s, the film traces the life of the prodigious math genius
Cast
- Abhinay Vaddi as Srinivasa Ramanujan[3]
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Komalatammal (Srinivasa Ramanujan's Mother[4])
- Bhama as Janaki (Srinivasa Ramanujan's Wife[5])
- Kevin McGowan as G. H. Hardy
- Abbas as Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
- Anmol as Young Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Michael Lieber as John Edensor Littlewood
- Richard Walsh as Francis Spring
- Sharath Babu as Diwan Bahadur R. Ramachandra RaoI. C. S.
- Radha Ravi as Prof. Singaravelu Mudaliar
- Madhan Bob as Prof. Krishna Shastri
- Y. G. Mahendran as S. Narayana Iyer
- Manobala as Krishna Rao
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Srinivasa Raghavan
- Satish Kumar as Anandhu
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Sathiyapriya Rayar
- Manibharathi as Krishnan
- Delhi Ganesh
- Raja Krishnamoorthy as Seshu Iyer
- T. P. Gajendran as T. Namberumal Chetty
- Mohan V. Ram
- Cloudia Swann as Ms. Bourne
- Mike Parish as Doctor Charles
- Harsh Naik as Chatterjee
- Lizzie Bourne as Ms. Gertrude Hardy
Production
Casting
"We had very few photos of Ramanujan and his family. So, we had to purely depend on whatever information was available on the social setup of Iyengars and other castes of that period. We had to design costumes keeping in mind the three phases of his life and those surrounding him — the Kumbakonam phase, his life in Chennai and then, in London,"
— Shakuntala, on designing the looks for Ramanujan[6]
Filming
The film has been shot in the five main locations of Ramanujan's life,
Music
"My music tries to delve into the unfathomable mysterious and mystical mind of Ramanujan in its own world, which invariably found bliss in the triumph of originating newer and newer theorems. The music represents the tribulations of Ramanujan's life torn between hope and despair, and the loneliness that came along with the genius".
— Vinayakam, on composing the music for Ramanujan[12]
The film's soundtrack and score were composed by
The soundtrack album of Ramanujan was released at the Suryan FM radio station in Chennai on 13 June 2014.[16][17] The album, which features eight tracks, including four songs and four instrumentals, was praised by critics. Indiaglitz in its review wrote, "Ramesh Vinayakam was always there and thereabouts with his wonderful albums in the past. With this album he has struck the right chords towards his name once again. This must be the break he's been looking for years". musicaloud.com gave it a score of 9 out of 10 and wrote, "Ramesh Vinayakam expertly draws from Carnatic and Western classical styles to produce one of the finest period film soundtracks ever".[18] Behindwoods.com gave it 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ramanujan enthralls the listener by transporting them to a bygone era of classical music".[19] Noted Malayalam film composer M. Jayachandran, praised Vinayakam for his music in Ramanujan.[20] The album was also named by Deccan Music[21] and Milliblog[22] as the best Tamil music album of the year 2014.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Narayana" | Kaushiki Chakrabarty | 4:58 | |
5. | "Mystic Mind" (Theme) | Instrumental | 3:00 | |
6. | "Ramanujan" (Theme) | Instrumental | 3:16 | |
7. | "English Notes" (Theme) | Instrumental | 6:58 | |
8. | "One To Zero" (Theme) | Instrumental | 3:16 |
Release
The official trailer of the film was released on 16 June 2014.[23] On 9 July 2014, the producers of Ramanujan arranged a special screening at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, receiving an invitation from the president Pranab Mukherjee.[23] The film was simultaneously released in India and United Kingdom in Tamil and English languages on 11 July 2014. After the film's theatrical run, the makers released the VCD and DVD formats of the film in late 2014, which featured the making video, behind-the-scenes featurette, and deleted scenes from the film.[24]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the acting but criticized the writing. The
In contrast,
Awards
Ramanujan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film of 2013.[36]
See also
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)
- List of films about mathematicians
- * Ramanujan - Movie in Tamil- Youtube
- * Ramanujan - Movie in Hindi- Youtube
References
- ^ a b "Therein lies the genius". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ KrishnamacharI, Suganthy. "Travails of a genius". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Life of Srinivasa Ramanujan". The Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Komalathammal, Srinivasa Ramanujan's mother". The Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Janaki, Srinivasa Ramanujan's wife". The Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Designers research for period look in Tamil films". The Times of India. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
- ^ "'Camphor Cinema' presents their first film 'Ramanujan'". Boxofficeindia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Harshikaa Udasi (30 November 2013). "Faces and facts". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Cast and Crew of Ramanujan". Camphor Cinema. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Ramanujan gets Cambridge University nod for film shoot". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "CAMPHOR CINEMA'S INDO – BRITISH COLLABORATION". This Week Guwahati. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Ramanujan audio launched". The Times of India. 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b IANS (14 June 2014). "'Ramanujan' music represents his life's tribulations: composer". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Srinivasa Ramanujam. "Of music and mathematics". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Ramanujan to feature songs on numbers - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Features, Express. "Ramanujan's Audio Hits the Airwaves". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Ramanujan audio launched". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Vipin (20 June 2014). "Ramanujam: Music Review (Tamil Movie Soundtrack)|Ramesh Vinayakam". Music Aloud. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Ramanujan (aka) Ramanujan songs review". Behindwoods.com. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "M Jayachandran loves the music of Ramanujan". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ 2014 Best of Tamil Music Deccan Music - 12 December 2014
- ^ Milliblog Annual Music Round Up Milliblog - 13 December 2014
- ^ a b "Trailer of Ramanujan featuring Bhama is out". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Ramanujan releases behind the scene featurette". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Anupama Subramanian (2014-07-11) Ramanujan movie review – Deccan Chronicle Retrieved 2014-07-12
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – Rediff Retrieved 2014-07-12
- ^ Gautaman Bhaskaran (2014-07-11) Ramanujan movie review – The Hindustan Times Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-07-12
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – Sify Retrieved 2014-07-12
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – IANS Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ Ramanujan review – Moviecrow Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – The New Indian Express Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ movie review – The Hindu Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ Ramanujan movie review Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – Daily India Retrieved 2014-07-13
- ^ Ramanujan movie review – Indiaglitz Retrieved 2014-07-12
- ^ "2009-14 Tamil Nadu film awards announced". Deccan Chronicle. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
External links
- Ramanujan at IMDb