Before the Rains (2007)

Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an idealistic young man finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past.

Cast

Henry Moores
Linus Roache
Sajaani
Nandita Das
T. K. Neelan
Rahul Bose
Laura Moores
Jennifer Ehle
Manas
Indrajith Sukumaran
Rajat
Lal
T.K.'s father
Thilakan
Ganapathi S Poduval

Crew

Director
Santosh Sivan
Writer
C Cathy Rabin
Producer
M Mark Burton
Producer
P Paul Hardart
Producer
T Tom Hardart
Producer
D Doug Mankoff
Producer
A Andrew Spaulding
Director of Photography
Santosh Sivan
Editor
S Steven Cohen
Editor
Sreekar Prasad
Casting
Dan Hubbard
Casting Associate
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Production Design
T T. Sunil Babu
Costume Design
S Satheesh S.B.
Music Editor
M Matt Shelton
First Assistant Camera
A Anjuli Shukla
Foley
C Caoimhe Doyle
Foley
A Andy Malcolm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
J John Ross
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
M Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
Supervising Sound Editor
Leslie Shatz
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
D David Esparza
Original Music Composer
M Mark Kilian