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Sita Sings the Blues
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Sita Sings the Blues

2008-02-11 · 82 min · ★ 7.0

Animation · Drama · Music · Romance · Fantasy

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.

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Directors
Nina Paley
Production companies
Nina Paley
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 290,000

Top Cast

Reena ShahSita
Debargo SanyalDebargo SanyalRama
Annette HanshawSita (singing)
Aseem ChhabraNarrator
Bhavana NagulapallyNarrator
Manish AcharyaNarrator
Sanjiv JhaveriDave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
Pooja KumarPooja KumarSurphanaka
Aladdin UllahMareecha/ Hunuman
Nina PaleyNina PaleyNina
Nitya VidyasagarNitya VidyasagarLuv / Kush
Deepti GuptaDeepti GuptaKaikeyi

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