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.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance, Fantasy
Stars: Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, Manish Acharya
Crew: Nina Paley (Director), Nina Paley (Writer), David Reynolds (Other)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Nina Paley
Runtime: 82 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 11, 2008
IMDb: 4
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
