Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Description

Sita Sings the Blues is a 2008 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley. It intersperses events from the Ramayana, light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets, musical interludes voiced with tracks by Annette Hanshaw and scenes from the artist’s own life. The ancient mythological and modern biographical plot are parallel tales, sharing numerous themes.

Cast

• Sanjiv Jhaveri as Dave, Dasharatha, Ravana, Dhobi, and Valmiki
• Nina Paley as Nina
• Aseem Chhabra as Shadow Puppet 1 (Hanuman)
• Bhavana Nagulapally as Shadow Puppet 2 (Sita)
• Manish Acharya as Shadow Puppet 3 (Rama)
• Deepti Gupta as Kaikeyi
• Debargo Sanyal as Rama
• Reena Shah as Sita (Speaking)
• Annette Hanshaw as Sita (Singing) (archived recordings)
• Pooja Kumar as Shurpanakha
• Alaudin Ullah as Maricha and Hanuman
• Nitya Vidyasagar as Lava and Kusha