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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.

Genre : Animation, Drama, Music, Romance, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Nina Paley

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Nina Paley
Nina Paley
Director
Nina Paley
Nina Paley
Writer
David Reynolds
David Reynolds
Other

Trailers and other movies

Sita Sings the Blues - Trailer
Sita Sings the Blues

Posters and backgrounds

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