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CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November

Here is a recap of what we covered at CE in the week gone by, including big news, reviews, and interviews

Sreejith Mullappilly

The fourth week of November saw a much-discussed marital breakup, some major film and trailer releases, a big star's birthday, some controversial revelations from South India, and so on. Did you have a busy week at work and miss out on the biggest stories coming out of Indian and international cinema? If so, here is a recap of what we covered at CE in the week gone by, including news, reviews, and interviews.

After all the back and forth between major Sikh organisations, the Censor Board, and actor-director Kangana Ranaut, the latter's film Emergency gets a release date. Read on to learn when it is coming out in theatres:

Hot on the heels of her controversial revelations about Naanum Rowdy Dhaan producer Dhanush, Nayanthara's wedding documentary dropped on Netflix. Here is CE's review:

Nayanthara's next film was announced on the actor's birthday. Here is more on the story:

Sarvnik Kaur, the director of Against The Tide, talks to CE about her documentary. Here is a link to the full conversation:

Here is a video version of CE's conversation with Dad's Lullaby filmmaker Lesia Diak. A print version is also there in case you prefer the magic of text to video.

Guess who is teaming up with the two Big Ms of Malayalam cinema?

Dhanush and his legal team have issued a response to Nayanthara's recent open letter, in which she accused the actor of deliberately hindering the release of her wedding documentary. Read on to learn more:

Not long after announcement of Aryan Khan's voice role in Mufasa: The Lion King came the news about his web series debut. Click on the link to learn more:

The heading sort of gives it away, we know. But in case you want to learn more, feel free to explore with the following link:

Angelina Jolie is going to back to Paris for a film set against the backdrop of the city's fashion week. Here's more on the story:

The makers of Mufasa: The Lion King have roped in a stellar voice cast for its Tamil dub version. Check out the full cast here:

Sookshmadarshini star Basil Joseph talks to CE about working on the film with Nazriya, his career in general, and more. Here is the link to the story in case you want a closer look:

The Mahesh Narayanan film undergoes a casting coup of sorts. Here is more on the story:

Nayanthara expressed her gratitude after Dhanush had allegedly sent her a legal notice demanding 10 crore in compensation for three seconds of behind-the-scenes footage. Here is more on the story:

Zebra star Dhananjay talks to CE about working on the film with director Eashvar Karthic. Here is how the conversation panned out:

Tenet star Robert Pattinson is set to travel forward in time with a reunion with Christopher Nolan's mysterious new project. Here is more on the story:

Manoj Bajpayee talked to CE's Sudhir Srinivasan about his acting process at IFFI, Goa. Here is a short version of the conversation:

Shraddha Srinath talks to CE about her film Mechanic Rocky and more:

AR Rahman also made the headlines for a professional reason this week. Here is more on the story:

The Shoojit Sircar-Abhishek Bachchan film, I Want To Talk, released in theatres this week. Here is CE's review of the film if you want to read and give it some thought before watching it on the big screen:

Also released this week is Sookshmadarshini, starring Basil Joseph and Nazriya. Here is CE's closer look at the film:

Another big release this week is the prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Did it work its magic? Find out more from CE's review:

How much fun is Jolly O Gymkhana, starring Prabhu Deva, Abhirami, and Madonna Sebastian? Find out from CE's review:

How much colour is too much colour in Nirangal Moondru? Learn more from CE's review:

Here is a longer version of Sudhir Srinivasan's conversation with Manoj Bajpayee at IFFI, Goa:

Suhasini Maniratnam was vocal about her experience working in Malayalam cinema. Here is what she said:

Composer Devi Sri Prasad had the Pushpa 2: The Rule producers to his tunes at the launch event for its single, 'Kissik'.

Vijay Sethupathi reunites with Balaji Tharaneetharan for Baththa; first look and release date out

DC Box Office Day 5: Lokesh Kanagaraj film dips further after crossing global milestone

Ram in Leela trailer: Rio Raj's lover is also his friend and that's the problem

Delhi HC orders takedown of obscene content on Janhvi Kapoor fanpages; refuses outright ban

Vishal on enmity with Udhayanidhi Stalin: 'If I enter politics…'