Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

82 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance, Music, Fantasy | Feb. 11, 2008

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.

Sita Sings the Blues

82 mins | Drama, Animation, Romance, Music, Fantasy | Feb. 11, 2008

Sita Sings the Blues

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.

IMDb rating	7.6
Producers	Nina Paley
Original title	Sita Sings the Blues
Directors	Nina Paley
Writers	Nina Paley

Cast

Reena Shah

as Sita

Debargo Sanyal

as Rama

Annette Hanshaw

as Sita (singing)

Aseem Chhabra

as Narrator

Bhavana Nagulapally

as Narrator

Manish Acharya

as Narrator

Sanjiv Jhaveri

as Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar

as Surphanaka

Aladdin Ullah

as Mareecha/ Hunuman