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

The second week of December saw a big celebrity's wedding, a big star's birthday, an actor getting implicated in a fatal incident, a young composer replacing a big-name musician on a major project, an Indian director's film getting Golden Globe nominations, a Bollywood icon's birth centenary, a legendary musician's demise, and more. Did you have a busy week at work and miss out some of the major news from Indian and international cinema? Here is a recap of whatever we covered at CE, including news, interviews, and reviews, so that you can keep yourself up to date with all things cinema.

'Aasai Kooda' and 'Katchi Sera' fame Sai Abhyankkar replaced AR Rahman in Suriya 45. Here is more on the story:

The Vikram starrer Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 is releasing ahead of the first part. Read on to learn when:

All We Imagine As Light has been nominated for best international film and the respective best director category at the Golden Globes. Check out our copy to learn what unique distinction it has earned its director Payal Kapadia and which the other nominees are:

Akshay Kumar is coming back to scare us and make us laugh more with a new horror comedy. And no, it's not part of the Maddock Supernatural Universe. Here is more about the project:

Luck by Chance filmmaker Zoya Akhtar spoke to CE about her experience serving as a jury member for a festival for the first time. Here is how the conversation transpired:

Guess who's making a return to the MCU? Chris Evans. Is he coming back as Captain America? Check out CE's story for more:

Ajith became the latest actor to demand the non-use of any superlative as a prefix to his name. Here is why he did it:

From battling it out in the Colosseum to being part of the Fab Four, Paul Mescal is certainly going places. Here is more about what he will soon be up to:

Soodhu Kavvum 2 star Karunakaran made some candid observations about himself in a recent interview with CE. Here is what he talked about:

Speaking of being candid, Miss You star Siddharth also opened up about his upcoming romance film and the criticism he faced for Indian 2 in a recent conversation with Sudhir Srinivasan. Here is how the conversation panned out:

Keerthy Suresh got hitched to her longtime boyfriend Antony Thattil. Here is more on the story:

Manoj Bajpayee has lived up to CE's expectations, but what about his film Despatch with director Kanu Behl? Read on to discover more:

With anticipation building up for Rajinikanth's Coolie, the film's makers dropped a song giving a glimpse at one of its songs on the actor's birthday. Does he still have the moves? Take a look at our story on it with a link to the video:

Read on to learn what Aamir Khan, a self-confessed Upendra fan, thinks of the trailer for UI:

Allu Arjun went behind bars for the death of a woman from the stampede at the screening of his film Pushpa 2: The Rule. He also came back out in bail:

Jaideep Ahlawat is coming back as the police officer from Pataal Lok in a new season for the series. Read on to learn who else reprises their role in it and more:

Did you miss out on Sudhir Srinivasan's review of the Siddharth-Ashika Ranganath film? Here is a replug of it so that you will no longer have to wonder whether it is worth the wait:

GV Prakash is finally set to act in a Selvaraghavan directorial. Here is more on the story:

Trisha is reuniting with Suriya for the first time after 2005's Aaru. Here is more about one of the biggest cast announcements of the week:

Does the Raj B Shetty-Aparna Balamurali film live up to CE's expectations? Here is CE's spoiler-free review:

What about the Soodhu Kavvum sequel? The title sort of gives it away, but here is what CE thought about it:

Hugh Grant is gaining some Oscar buzz for his turn as a psychopath in Heretic. What about the film? Here is CE's deep dive into the psychological thriller:

Here is a review of Once Upon a Time in Madras, where a gun plays a key role. Does it come out with all guns blazing or is it a misfire? Check out CE's review for more:

The Kapoor family all assembled at an event to commemorate Raj Kapoor's birth centenary. Here is CE's report on the story:

The Kishkindha Kaandam stars are reuniting again with the master of thriller films in Malayalam cinema. Here is more on the story:

Here is what an eloquent Amitabh Bachchan has to say about one of the greatest Indian films of all time:

Legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday. Here is more on the story that left the whole country in a state of sorrow: