The fourth week of January saw the announcement of the Padma awardees, the title of a major star's final film, the release date of a highly-anticipated Vikram starrer, and Academy Award nominations. The week also saw the release of some highly-anticipated films as well as the trailers of a sequel to a blockbuster Malayalam film and two much-awaited Hindi features. A major Hindi-Telugu filmmaker made some candid remarks about his career during the past week. And a big Malayalam filmmaker passed away on Sunday.

Did you have a busy week at work and miss out on some big news? Here is a recap of everything we covered at CE last week, including news, interviews, features, and reviews so that you can keep yourself up to date with all all the latest in the world of cinema:

Here is a review of Edward Berger’s film Conclave, the Ralph Fiennes-starrer that is gaining significant Oscar buzz this year:

Actor Kalki Koechlin talked to CE about her latest film Nesippaya, working with Akash Murali, and more. Here is how the conversation transpired: