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Before the Rains

Before the Rains

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Before the Rains

2007

1h 38m

4.8(14 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Henry Moores

Nandita Das

Nandita Das

Sajaani

Rahul Bose

Rahul Bose

T. K. Neelan

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Laura Moores

Indrajith Sukumaran

Indrajith Sukumaran

Manas

Lal

Lal

Rajat

Thilakan

Thilakan

T.K.'s father

Ganapathi S. Poduval

Ganapathi S. Poduval

Creative team

Directed by: Santosh Sivan
Written by: Cathy Rabin
Produced by: Mark Burton
Paul Hardart

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