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Feature film — 2008

Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

7.01h 22mAnimation — 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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A high-signal pick with 87 votes.

Nina Paley

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Director: Nina Paley

On screen

Cast & crew

R

Reena Shah

Sita

Debargo Sanyal as Rama

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 as Surphanaka

Pooja Kumar

Surphanaka

A

Aladdin Ullah

Mareecha/ Hunuman

Nina Paley as Nina

Nina Paley

Nina

Nitya Vidyasagar as Luv / Kush

Nitya Vidyasagar

Luv / Kush

Deepti Gupta as Kaikeyi

Deepti Gupta

Kaikeyi

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