Sita Sings the Blues

The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 1h 22m
  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Music

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.

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Director
Nina Paley
Starring
Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra

Cast

  • Reena Shah

    Sita

  • Debargo Sanyal

    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

    Pooja Kumar

    Surphanaka

  • Aladdin Ullah

    Mareecha/ Hunuman

  • Nina Paley

    Nina Paley

    Nina

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