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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
82 minNot RatedAnimationDramaMusicRomanceFantasy
TMDb7.0/1084 votes
IMDb7.6/105,022 votes
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic93/100
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.
Country: United States
Director: Nina Paley
Awards: 7 wins & 3 nominations
Cast
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Reena Shah
Sita
Debargo Sanyal
Rama
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Annette Hanshaw
Sita (singing)
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Aseem Chhabra
Narrator
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Bhavana Nagulapally
Narrator
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Manish Acharya
Narrator
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Sanjiv Jhaveri
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
Pooja Kumar
Surphanaka
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Aladdin Ullah
Mareecha/ Hunuman
Nina Paley
Nina
Nitya Vidyasagar
Luv / Kush
Deepti Gupta
Kaikeyi
Keywords
Plot:jazzcatsuspicionhinduismdutyfamily dramagossipstorytellingmartyrsheikhshadow puppetramayanamistrustmonkey warriorexiled princedevoted wifefaithfulnesslong distance relationshiptest of faithfulnesstest by firebased on myths, legends or folklorewoman director
Place:san francisco, californiaforestindia
