Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

7.0/10 • 82 min • 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.

Cast

Debargo Sanyal

Rama

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

Nina Paley

Nina

Nitya Vidyasagar

Luv / Kush

Deepti Gupta

Kaikeyi

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