Soul
2020 · Animation · Family
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Film / 2008
Sita Sings the Blues
Directed by
Nina Paley
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.
The story
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
Reena ShahSita
Debargo SanyalRama
Annette HanshawSita (singing)
Aseem ChhabraNarrator
Bhavana NagulapallyNarrator
Manish AcharyaNarrator
Sanjiv JhaveriDave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
Pooja KumarSurphanaka
Aladdin UllahMareecha/ Hunuman
Nina PaleyNina
Nitya VidyasagarLuv / Kush
Deepti GuptaKaikeyi
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