Ken Karunas

Ken Karunas

Ken Karunas (born 18 April 2001) is an Indian actor, director, composer, playback singer, and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of Karunas.

Career

Ken Karunas

Ken made his acting debut in the Tamil film Ragalaipuram (2013), where he played a supporting role alongside his father, Karunas. He also starred in Asuran (2019) as one of Dhanush's sons who is caught in tumultuous circumstances.

He worked as an assistant director to Dhanush in Vaathi (2021), Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Raayan (2024) before making his debut as an independent director and lead actor through Youth (2026).

Filmography

Ken Karunas

• Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2013</td><td>Ragalaipuram</td><td>Ganesh</td><td>Child artist</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Nedunchaalai</td><td>Mani</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Azhagu Kutti Chellam</td><td>Murugu Subramani</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Asuran</td><td>Chidambaram</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Vaathi</td><td>Young Muthu</td><td>Tamil-Telugu bilingual film</td></tr><tr><td>Sir</td><td>Young Murthy</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Viduthalai Part 2</td><td>Karuppan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Youth</td><td>Praveen</td><td>Also director and lyricist for "Mutta Kalakki" and "Aasa Pulla"</td></tr></tbody></table>

Discography

Ken Karunas

Year	Title	Notes
2026	Salliyargal	Composed alongside Easwar

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Song(s)</th><th>Composer</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2023</td><td>—N/a</td><td>"Vaada Raasa"</td><td>Himself Easwar</td><td>Music video</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Salliyargal</td><td>"Oorae Oorae"</td><td>Himself Easwar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Youth</td><td>"Mutta Kalakki", "Paranthene Penne"</td><td>G. V. Prakash Kumar</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>