Ken Karunas

Ken Karunas (born 18 April 2001) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of Karunas and Grace Karunas.

Career Ken made his acting debut in the 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 (2023), Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Raayan (2024) before making his debut as an independent director and lead actor through Youth (2026).

Filmography Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ragalaipuram Ganesh Child artist 2014 Nedunchaalai Mani 2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Murugu Subramani 2019 Asuran Chidambaram 2023 Vaathi Young Muthu Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Sir Young Murthy 2024 Viduthalai Part 2 Karuppan 2026 Youth Praveen Also director, singer and lyricist

As lyricist Vishwanath & Sons - "The Wedding Song"

Discography +As composer Year Title Notes 2026 Salliyargal Composed alongside Eshwar Santhanalakshmi

+As playback singer Year Film Song(s) Composer Notes 2023 "Vaada Raasa" HimselfEshwar Music video 2026 Salliyargal "Oorae Oorae" Youth "Mutta Kalakki""Paranthene Penne""Loveah Sollitalea""Jilpanso" "Chamiki" (Telugu dubbed version) G. V. Prakash KumarDebut as lead actor