Chennai, March 15 Ace actor, director, and producer Dhanush has now praised two-time National Award-winning music director G V Prakash for offering to score music for free for actor Ken Karunas's debut directorial film, "Youth."
Participating in the audio launch event of the film, Dhanush told G V Prakash, "Everyone will have it (referring to money), but they won't have the heart to give it (to others). You need to have a generous heart to give to others. Although you might have gotten to know Ken through me or through Karunas, you need to have a (generous) heart to say you will score music for his film for free. Not everyone has it. I appreciate G V Prakash for not limiting friendship to just words, but for showing it in his actions."
Dhanush then went on to tell G V Prakash, "You are an address for this film. Just like Yuvan Shankar Raja was an address for the superhit film 'Thulluvadho Illamai,' you are an address for this film. I thank you on Ken's behalf for that."
Actor and director Ken Karunas has now disclosed how two-time National Award-winning music director G V Prakash came to his aid by not taking any salary to score the music for his debut directorial film, "Youth."
It may be recalled that Ken Karunas had, in an earlier interview to a media publication, said that they had wanted a big music director for his upcoming film. "I told G V Prakash anna that nobody had any faith in my vision. He heard the script and scored the music, which restored my faith," the actor-turned-director said and disclosed that the music director did not take any money for scoring music for his film.
For the unaware, Ken Karunas, whose performances in the Dhanush-starrer "Asuran" and "Viduthalai 2" came in for widespread acclaim, is turning not just a hero but also a director with this upcoming film.
The film, apart from Ken Karunas, will also feature actors Anisma Anil Kumar, Meenakshi Dinesh, Priyanshi Yadav, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Devadarshini in pivotal roles.
On the technical front, the film has cinematography by Vicky and music by National Award winner G V Prakash Kumar.
Nash has handled the editing work of the film, which has art direction by Ramu Thangaraj. Kavya Sriram, the exclusive costume designer of Tamil star Dhanush, is working as the costume designer for this film.
Set against a school backdrop, the film has been produced by Karuppiah C. Ram, Kali Rajkumar, and Sulochana Kumar under the banners of Parvatha Entertainment and Street Boy Studio on a grand budget.