Director

Ken Karunaas

Acting

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1.3

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 1322567

IMDb ID: nm6432419

Known for: Acting

Born: April 18, 2001

Age: 25

Place of birth: Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2013 - 2026

Years active: 14

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q138711369

Also known as

Ken

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Assistant Director (2)Lyricist (1)Playback Singer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Ken Karunaas is a former child artist, actor, director, singer and lyricist working in Tamil cinema. He is the son of actor, comedian and politician Karunaas and playback singer Grace Karunaas. He was born into a Tamil Christian family on April 18th, 2001. Ever since he was 11, he has played smaller comedic roles as a child artist, notably in the film Ragalaipuram alongside his father. He gained notoriety after starring alongside famed actor Dhanush in Vetrimaaran's period action drama, Asuran. Playing Chidambaram, the main protagonist's youngest son, he formed a good friendship with Dhanush. This correlates later on, as he worked as an assistant director on Dhanush's Vaathi, Thiruchitrambalam, and Raayan (the latter's return to direction after 7 years). Since that point, he wrote his own screenplay for a coming-of-age comedy-drama film, Youth. The film was produced as a smaller-scale project and was released on March 19th, 2026, as his debut directed film (credited under "Ken & Gang"). This film became a blockbuster, cementing Ken Karunaas as a new young bankable star in Kollywood cinema.

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