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

The penultimate week of the year saw the passing of two of the most legendary writer-directors in Indian cinema, the release of some highly anticipated films across languages, the fallout from a major sexual misconduct allegation, a major Bollywood star's birthday, and more. Did you have a busy week at work and miss out some of the big news from Indian and international cinema? Here is a recap of everything we covered at CE, including news, interviews, and reviews so that you can keep yourself up to date with all all the latest in the world of cinema.

Allu Arjun's claim about not being informed about many things on the night of the tragic Pushpa 2 screening courted controversy. Here is how:

Prime Video's hard-hitting series Paatal Lok season 2 has a release date. Here is when it will release:

CE talked to Andrew Garfield about the privilege of watching non-English film at 21st Marrakech International Film Festival, his collaboration with Luca Guadagnino, and more. Here is how it panned out:

Here is our obituary for the late Shyam Benegal:

Here is our review of the documentary about the making of SS Rajamouli's RRR:

Suriya's 44th film, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, got a title. Here is more on the story:

Here is our first in a series of year-end features, which discuss films, performances, and music in cinema:

Does Mohanlal's directorial debut Barroz meet CE's expectations? Read our review to find out:

Here is our extended obituary for Malayalam writer, scenarist, and filmmaker MT Vasudevan Nair

Here is our second year-end feature that talks about the best debutants of Tamil cinema:

Here is a link to our Telugu cinema round table:

Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan's film with Sridevi's daughter Khushi Kapoor now has a title. Here is more on the story:

Here is our second feature about Shyam Benegal, which includes a look at his filmography and a list of his best films:

Payal Kapadia's Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine As Light finally gets a streaming release. Here is when it is coming out and where:

Production on the film Ottakomban is underway. Here is all we know about the Suresh Gopi film:

The makers of Sikandar, AR Murugadoss' next film, with Salman Khan, released its trailer on the actor's birthday.

Here is our third year-end feature, about the underrated films of 2024: