Sita Sings the Blues
Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.

7.0(80 votes)
2008
1h 22m
Animation
Drama
Music
Romance
Fantasy

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.

Production

Nina Paley

Cast

Reena Shah

Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal

Debargo Sanyal

Rama

Annette Hanshaw

Annette Hanshaw

Sita (singing)

Aseem Chhabra

Aseem Chhabra

Narrator

Bhavana Nagulapally

Bhavana Nagulapally

Narrator

Manish Acharya

Manish Acharya

Narrator

Sanjiv Jhaveri

Sanjiv Jhaveri

Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

Aladdin Ullah

Aladdin Ullah

Mareecha/ Hunuman

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