Sita follows her husband Rama to the forest, and then remains devoted to him despite the horrible way he treats her, volunteering for an agni pariksha (trial-by-fire) to prove her purity when he questions her faithfulness to him. It was an version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. I got a DVD in the mail, an animated film titled "Sita Sings the Blues." Why are you interested in the Ramayana? Then I was told I must see it. Sita Sings the Blues: Four Connecting Movies in One Sita Sings the Blues is an animated version of the epic Indian tale “Ramayana”. Now we all know that the Ramayana is no feminist masterpiece. In June of 2002 I moved to Trivandrum, Kerala, India, to be with my (American) husband who'd taken a contract job there. Uh, huh. Sita Sings the Blues movie reviews & Metacritic score: Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Sita Sings the Blues borrows, splices, and mixes influences from multiple sources, incorporating different versions of The Ramayana, using the shadow puppets as … "Sita Sings the Blues" is an animated feature (72 minutes) based on Sita's adventures in the ancient Indian epic the Ramayana. What is "Sita Sings the Blues"? I carefully filed it with other movies I will watch when they introduce the 8-day week. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. A still from Sita Sings The Blues. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … Sita Sings the Blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the Hindu epic the Ramayana.It was created by Nina Paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. The movie was released on February 11, 2008 and directed, produced, and written by Nina Paley.