Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 82m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Nina Paley
- Stars: Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally
- keywords: jazz, san francisco, california, cat, suspicion, hinduism, duty, forest, family drama, india, gossip, storytelling, martyr, sheikh, shadow puppet, ramayana, mistrust, monkey warrior, exiled prince, devoted wife, faithfulness, long distance relationship, test of faithfulness, test by fire, based on myths, legends or folklore, woman director
- Production_studio: Nina Paley
- Slogan: The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
- providers: OVID, IndieFlix
- The Sita Sings the Blues is featured in the top rankings of 2008
- #34 in Top Animation of 2008
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.