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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency gets new release date

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale Review: Beautiful, but doesn’t go fully beyond

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Nayanthara's next titled Rakkayie

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Sarvnik Kaur: Documentary filmmakers are trouble makers

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.

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Lesia Diak: Soldiers lose ability to love after fighting wars | Dad's Lullaby | Russia | Ukraine

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Mahesh Narayanan's next with Mammootty, Mohanlal and Kunchacko Boban set to roll

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Dhanush's team reacts to Nayanthara's allegations, issues ultimatum to remove clip

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Shah Rukh Khan announces son Aryan Khan’s debut web-series, to be out in 2025

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
AR Rahman's spouse Saira reveals separation, musician confirms

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Angelina Jolie to star in Alice Winocour's Stitches

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Arjun Das to voice Mufasa; trailer out for Mufasa: The Lion King

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Basil Joseph: The high of filmmaking is how work and life are inseparable

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Fahadh Faasil joins Mahesh Narayanan's next with Mammootty, Mohanlal and Kunchacko Boban

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Nayanthara thanks Shah Rukh Khan, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Chiranjeevi, and other celebrities for granting NOCs for her documentary

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Dhananjay: Eashvar Karthic can become a big director

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Robert Pattinson reunites with Christopher Nolan for his next

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
IFFI 2024: Manoj Bajpayee on state of indie cinema: "We are at the lowest"

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Shraddha Srinath: I seek author-backed roles in every project

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
AR Rahman's Aadujeevitham background score wins at Hollywood Music in Media Awards

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
I Want To Talk Movie Review: A compelling Abhishek Bachchan powers this meandering film

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Sookshmadarshini Movie Review: Intelligent writing and clever casting choices elevate this mystery thriller

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:

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Wicked: Part 1 Movie Review: Fascinating subversion of good vs evil tale

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Jolly O Gymkhana Movie Review: A tedious barrage of mostly unfunny jokes

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Nirangal Moondru Movie Review: The visuals sparkle, the storytelling pales

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
‘Acting is the most difficult job’: Manoj Bajpayee on the pain and joy of acting

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Suhasini Maniratnam at IFFI 2024: There were lines that were crossed in Malayalam film sets

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

CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the the fourth week of November
Composer Devi Sri Prasad criticises Pushpa 2: The Rule producers
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