Real life has often inspired reel life and another such incidence is with the film Ramanujan, a biopic on the life of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who with no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to the subject. Set in the early 1900s the film that is currently under production has been researched by National Award-winning director, Chennai-based Gnana Rajasekaran.

Still from Ramanujan with (above) director Gnana Rajasekaran