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{{Short description|Indian Tamil actor and director (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ken Karunas
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|04|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India
| occupation = Actor, director, composer, playback singer, lyricist
| years_active = 2013–present
| known_for =
| parents = [[Karunas]] (father)<Br />[[Grace Karunas]] (mother)<ref name="Dhanush says he has a 'lot to learn' from Ken at Youth pre-release event: 'You proved me wrong...'">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Dhanush says he has a "lot to learn" from Ken at Youth pre-release event: 'You proved me wrong...' |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Mar/13/dhanush-says-he-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-ken-at-youth-pre-release-event-you-proved-me-wrong |access-date=20 April 2026 |publisher=Cinema Express |date=13 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420144642/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Mar/13/dhanush-says-he-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-ken-at-youth-pre-release-event-you-proved-me-wrong |archive-date=20 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
| website =
}}

'''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 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 film)|Asuran]]'' (2019) as one of Dhanush's sons who is caught in tumultuous circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-age-of-innocence/article29603615.ece|title=Dhanush praised me for the climax scene, says Ken Karunas on ‘Asuran’|first=Srivatsan|last=S|date=October 5, 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

He worked as an assistant director to [[Dhanush]] in ''[[Vaathi]]'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ken-karunas-joins-dhanush-on-the-sets-of-vaathi/articleshow/90565955.cms|title=Ken Karunas joins Dhanush on the sets of Vaathi|date=March 31, 2022|work= The Times of India}}</ref> ''[[Thiruchitrambalam]]'' (2022) and ''[[Raayan]]'' (2024) before making his debut as an independent director and lead actor through ''[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]'' (2026).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Jan/16/ken-karunaas-working-as-an-ad-to-dhanush-made-me-interested-in-direction|title=Ken Karunaas: Working as an AD to Dhanush made me interested in direction|first=Akshay|last=Kumar|date=January 16, 2026|website=Cinema Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/Mar/13/exclusiveken-karunaas-my-only-ambition-was-to|title=Exclusive|Ken Karunaas: 'My only ambition was to...'|first=|last=|date=March 13, 2026|website=Cinema Express}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
*''Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ragalaipuram]]'' || Ganesh || rowspan="3"|Child artist
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Nedunchaalai]]'' || Mani
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Azhagu Kutti Chellam]]'' || Murugu Subramani
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' || Chidambaram || <ref name="Ken Karunas to play a crucial role in Asuran">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ken Karunas to play a crucial role in Asuran |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/Feb/04/ken-karunas-to-play-a-crucial-role-in-asuran-9945.html |access-date=20 April 2026 |publisher=Cinema Express |date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420145429/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/Feb/04/ken-karunas-to-play-a-crucial-role-in-asuran-9945.html |archive-date=20 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Dhanush praised me for the climax scene, says Ken Karunas on ‘Asuran’">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Dhanush praised me for the climax scene, says Ken Karunas on ‘Asuran’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-age-of-innocence/article29603615.ece |access-date=20 April 2026 |publisher=The Hindu |date=5 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420150343/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-age-of-innocence/article29603615.ece |archive-date=20 April 2026 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023 || ''[[Vaathi]]'' || Young Muthu || rowspan="2"|Tamil-Telugu bilingual film
|-
| ''Sir'' || Young Murthy
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Viduthalai Part 2]]'' || Karuppan ||
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]'' || Praveen || Also director and lyricist
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+As composer
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Salliyargal]]'' || Composed alongside Easwar
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+As playback singer
|-
! Year
! Film
! Song(s)
! Composer
! Notes
|-
| 2023 || {{n/a}} || "Vaada Raasa" || rowspan="2" | Himself<br />Easwar || Music video
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2026 || ''[[Salliyargal]]'' || "Oorae Oorae" ||
|-
| ''[[Youth (2026 film)|Youth]]'' || "Mutta Kalakki"<br />"Paranthene Penne"
"Loveah Sollitalea"
"Jilpanso"<br /> "Chamiki" (Telugu dubbed version)
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|Debut as lead actor
|}

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=6432419|name=Ken Karunas}}

[[Category:Actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:Tamil-language lyricists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2001 births]]

Ken Karunas - Revision history

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