Before the Rains - A purely Visual experience ( A movie by Santosh Sivan)
A review of "Before the rains" - a 2007 English movie by Santosh Sivan When a cinematographer directs a film, there is bound to be a profusion of aesthetic beauty. The Camera would inevitably want to rule over the story line. "Before the rains" then, is a visually beautiful drama , shot in the lustrous verdure of Munnar. The story is set during the last days of British colonial rule with a "sahib" scheming to build a bridge that would lead to more arable land for spices and condiments. And in the midst of this laborious commotion around him, he finds time to woo, fondle and drool over his dusky eyed housekeeper Sajani (played by Nandita Das); a married lady of the village, who seeks sexual refuge and solace in his arms (they call it "love" in the story). TK (Rahul Bose), the sahib's local boy is witness to this degeneracy of village decorum but stays quiet; comfortably basking in the shadow of his White boss, and also on being his right h