The Namesake (2006)

Two Worlds. One Journey.

Directed by Mira Nair2h 2mDrama

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Rated
PG-13
Year
2006
Country
IN
Language
English
Release date
2 September 2006
TMDB
6.8 (194)
CineVerse
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Kal Penn
Kal Penn
Gogol / Nikhil
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan
Ashoke Ganguli
Tabu
Tabu
Ashima Ganguli
Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett
Maxine Ratliffe
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson
Moushumi Mazoomdar
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ashoke's Mother
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Ashima's Father
S
Sahira Nair
Sonali Ganguli
Supriya Choudhury
Supriya Choudhury
Ashima's Grandmother
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Mashi
Kharaj Mukherjee
Kharaj Mukherjee
Chhotoo
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Lydia
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith
Sally
J
Jagannath Guha
Ghosh
Heather MacRae
Heather MacRae
Nurse Petty
Michael Countryman
Michael Countryman
Mr. Wilcox
Rupak Ginn
Rupak Ginn
Uncle
Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Mr. Lawson
Josh Grisetti
Josh Grisetti
Jerry
D
Dan McCabe
Bart
Bobby Steggert
Bobby Steggert
Jason
Tanusree Shankar
Tanusree Shankar
Ashima's Mother
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Ashoke's Father
Stuart Rudin
Stuart Rudin
Homeless Man
Amy Wright
Amy Wright
Pam
Jo Yang
Jo Yang
Ms. Lu
Gary Cowling
Gary Cowling
Hotel Manager
Gretchen Egolf
Gretchen Egolf
Astrid
Baylen Thomas
Baylen Thomas
Blake
Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown
Oliver
Jessica Blank
Jessica Blank
Edith
Benjamin Bauman
Benjamin Bauman
Donald
Sebastian Roché
Sebastian Roché
Pierre
Maximiliano Hernández
Maximiliano Hernández
Ben
S
Sandip Deb
Music Teacher
D
Dhruv Mookerji
Rana
K
Kousik Bhowal
Dr. Gupta
Rupak Ginn
Rupak Ginn
Mira Mashi
P
Pallavi Shah
Kajol Mashi
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
Baby Sonia
B
BC Parikh
Mr. Mazumdar
S
Sibani Biswas
Mrs. Mazumdar
L
Lakhan Das
Baul Singer
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Funeral Priest
K
Kartik Das
Boatman
S
Sukanya Chakraborty
Rini

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