'The Man Who Knew...' unravels the mystique of Ramanujan Rating: *****

Authenticating and yoking Ramanujan’s intellect and existence could not have been easy. "The Man Who Knew Infinity" achieves the near-impossible task of bringing the genius’s inner turmoil in the same line of vision as his prodigious intellectual faculties. Here is a rare film that allows us a lucid glimpse into the anguished heart of a soul that couldn’t fathom the depth of its own brilliance. Almost a century after Ramanujan’s death, this film unravels the mystique of the unschooled maestro who didn’t know why numbers meant so much to him.We now know.