Sita Sings the Blues
“The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”
2008•NR•1h 22m•7.0•Released
AnimationDramaMusicRomanceFantasy
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
Director
Nina Paley
Writer
Nina Paley
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Nina Paley
Cast
Reena Shah
Sita
Debargo Sanyal
Rama
Annette Hanshaw
Sita (singing)
Aseem Chhabra
Narrator
Bhavana Nagulapally
Narrator
Manish Acharya
Narrator
Sanjiv Jhaveri
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
Pooja Kumar
Surphanaka
Aladdin Ullah
Mareecha/ Hunuman
Nina Paley
Nina
Nitya Vidyasagar
Luv / Kush
Deepti Gupta
Kaikeyi
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