Sita Sings the Blues
"The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."
2008
1h 22m
7.0
US
Animation
Drama
Music
Romance
Fantasy
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$290K
$290,000
Languages
English
Studio
Nina Paley
Key Crew
Nina Paley
Director
Nina Paley
Writer
Cast
R
Reena Shah
Sita
Debargo Sanyal
Rama
A
Annette Hanshaw
Sita (singing)
A
Aseem Chhabra
Narrator
B
Bhavana Nagulapally
Narrator
M
Manish Acharya
Narrator
S
Sanjiv Jhaveri
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
Pooja Kumar
Surphanaka
A
Aladdin Ullah
Mareecha/ Hunuman
