Chennai, March 13 – Award-winning music director and actor GV Prakash has revealed in a lighthearted manner how actor Ken Karunas got back at him for making him work hard while filming for director Vetrimaran's 'Asuran'.
Speaking at the audio launch event of Ken Karunas's first film as a hero and director, 'Youth', GV Prakash said, "Director Vetrimaran showed me the footage he had shot after the first schedule of 'Asuran'. I saw Ken's portions and told Vetrimaran that Ken needed to lose weight. I asked Vetrimaran to reshoot Ken's close-ups."
Laughing, he continued, "Soon after, Ken was made to exercise on the treadmill. He was made to lose weight, and eventually, the close-ups were shot. I made Ken work that hard when 'Asuran' was being made."
"In response to that, he complained to my director, Dhanush," revealed music director GV Prakash, with a smile.
"I composed the music for 'Nilavukku Ennadi Enmel Kobam', which was directed by Dhanush. We composed the music for songs including 'Golden Sparrow'. Dhanush would come, listen to the songs, and be happy. He would be very satisfied and take it with him. Later, he would call me and say, 'Machan, Ken says he doesn't like the song. He says it doesn't work for him.' I would tell Dhanush that the songs were good and that they would become chartbusters," he said with a smile.
"I wanted to talk to Ken about sowing doubts in the mind of my director. I caught him one day at an airport. I pointed out to him that the song was great and that the director had been happy about it. He replied, 'It doesn't work for me, anna'. I went on to point out that the song had become a huge chartbuster, with over 200 million views, and he casually replied, 'Yeah, but it still doesn't work for me, anna,' " said GV Prakash, and laughed.
Interestingly, GV Prakash and Ken Karunas are now good friends, with GV Prakash composing the music for Ken Karunas's first film for free.