This is the list of top 10 movies that
grossed most in Malaysia… : Singam 2; Aarambam; Thalaivaa; Raja Rani; All in
all Azhagu Raja; Ethir Neechal; Viswaroopam; Settai; Naiyandi; Theeya velai
seiyanum kumaru….. ~~~~
I do not know the hero of the most of these……… yet here is something on
a Cinema
Great
if you can identify this two persons… one is the director and the other
cinematographer of the cinema that this post is about !!! and it is on one of
the most romantic stories in the history of Maths that dates back to 1900s.
December 22, 2011
marked the 125th birth anniversary of the mathematical genius Srinivasa
Ramanujan. At Madras University, our
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh inaugurated the year long celebrations of 125th birth anniversary of mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan. On that occasion, PM declared December 22(Ramanujan's
birthday), as the National Mathematics
Day and 2012 the National Mathematics Year.
Dr. Singh also released a commemorative stamp on the occasion.
It does not require any poll result to
show that most school students consider ‘Mathematics’ as the most
difficult. The meaning of ‘Mathematics’
is the systematic treatment of magnitude,
relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities
expressed symbolically. It is something
difficult; something that could not be done easily or readily done. Can modern day children answer simple Qs
without a calculator ? How popular is
‘Elements’ the mathematical treatise written by
Greek mathematician Euclid inAlexandria c. 300 BC ?? Maths is perceived
to be tough and exacting involving the brain power though it continues to be
the essential tool in many fields of
application.
It is
the history of a great genius – Ramanujan born on 22nd Dec 1887 to K Srinivasa
Iyengar (a clerk in a Saree shop) and Komalammal. They lived in a traditional house in the town
of Kumbakonam, which is now a museum. He
did not have great formal training in pure mathematics but made extraordinary
contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and
continued fractions.One must acknowledge the English
mathematician G. H. Hardy who was so
moved by the strange letter from an
unknown clerk in Madras, India. The ten-page letter contained about 120
statements of theorems on infinite series, improper integrals, continued
fractions, and number theory. Hardy wrote enthusiastically back to Ramanujan,
and Hardy's stamp of approval improved Ramanujan's status almost
instantaneously. Ramanujan's years in England were mathematically productive,
and he gained the recognition he hoped for. Cambridge granted him a Bachelor of
Science degree "by research" in 1916, and he was elected a Fellow of
the Royal Society (the first Indian to be so honored) in 1918. But the alien
climate and culture took a toll on his health.
Ramanujan's talent was said by the English mathematician G.H. Hardy to
be in the same league as legendary mathematicians such as Gauss, Euler, Cauchy,
Newton and Archimedes and he is widely regarded as one of the towering geniuses
in mathematics. He became a Fellow of
the Royal Society and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
It is a remarkable
tale of a genius who struggled throughout his lifetime but hailed so much in
the modern World. He was married to a nine year old bride Janaki ammal.
He had a medical problem but his family did not have the money for the
operation. He searched for a job, stayed
at friend’s house while searching for clerical position. Upon coming to Madras, Ramanujan and his wife
resided in George Town. In May 1913,
Ramanujan joined the University of Madras as its first research scholar and he
first moved, for about 10 months, to Hanumantharayan Koil Street (in our own Triplicane –
the lane that leads from Kairavini – the tank of Sri Parthasarathi swami temple),
and then to Thoppu Venkatachala Mudali Street - both in Triplicane. His wife and mother lived with him for some
months, at the latter residence before Ramanujam left for England on March 17,
1914. Quite unfortunately in 1920, he
died in 1920 due to illness, malnutrition and possibly liver infection. He was only 32. !!
Now getting back to
that photo – ‘Ramanujan’ is an upcoming
biographical film based on the life of renowned Indian mathematician. The film is being produced by the independent
production house Camphor Cinema and directed by Gnana Rajasekaran, who has also
penned the screenplay.
Set in the early
1900s, the film traces the life of the prodigal math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan
from the time he was a young Tamil Brahmin to his years in England, where he
attended Cambridge University during World War I. The film follows his
relationships with his mother Komalatammal, his wife Janaki, and his
collaborator Professor G. H. Hardy. The film will also showcase how Indian
society viewed a mathematician of such great stature.
Gnana
Rajasekaran is no stranger to us……….. his
directional debut was ‘Mogamul’ in 1994 which won the Indra Gandhi Award for
Best First Film. He has also created Bharathi (2000) and Periyar (2007).
Rajasekaran has won four National awards, three Tamil Nadu state awards, and
his movies have been screened at international film festivals, including the
IFFI. He was appointed to IAS and was allotted the Kerala cadre. His film ‘Barathi’ was a good depiction of
Mahakavi Subrahmanya Bharathiyar – the film starring Shayaji Shinde won 4
National awards and 6 state awards.
Sunny Joseph from Kerala is the
cinematographer for the film ‘Ramanujan’.
Eager
to see the life of Kanitha Methai Ramanujan on silver screen…. Appreciate the
efforts of Gnana Rajasekaran.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar.
25th Dec
2013.
