Sita Sings the Blues

Nina Paley
2008-02-11

The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
7
82 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Reena Shah Sita Unowned
Debargo Sanyal Rama Unowned
Annette Hanshaw Sita (singing) Unowned
Aseem Chhabra Narrator Unowned
Bhavana Nagulapally Narrator Unowned
Manish Acharya Narrator Unowned
Sanjiv Jhaveri Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki Unowned
Pooja Kumar Surphanaka Unowned
Aladdin Ullah Mareecha/ Hunuman Unowned