Sita Sings the Blues

Name: Sita Sings the Blues
Director: Nina Paley
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance, Fantasy
Released: 2008-02-11
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally

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2008 · 82 min · NR · Animation · Drama · Music · Romance · Fantasy · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Nina Paley

Cast

Reena Shah — Sita
Debargo Sanyal — Rama
Annette Hanshaw — Sita (singing)
Aseem Chhabra — Narrator
Bhavana Nagulapally — Narrator