Chennai, February 26 – Actor and director Ken Karunaas has revealed how two-time National Award-winning music director G V Prakash came to his aid and chose not to take any fee for composing the music of his debut directorial film, 'Youth'.
In an interview, Ken Karunaas said that they had wanted a well-known 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 composed the music, restoring my confidence," the actor-turned-director said, adding that the music director did not take any money for composing the music for the film.
It may be recalled that the film's unit had begun dubbing work on the last day of last year. A week before that, the makers had announced that the film's shooting had been completed. The production house had posted a video clip that showed the filming of a song, followed by the actor saying "cut".
Sharing the video link, the production house wrote, "Sixty days. Non-stop. Fun. Done. #Paarvathaa01
x #kenkarunaas. Huge thanks to @shobi_master for choreographing a super fun song and helping us wrap on a high! The fun begins now. First look and first single coming soon!"For those who are unaware, Ken Karunaas, whose performances in the Dhanush-starrer 'Asuran' and 'Viduthalai 2' were widely praised, is not only acting but also directing this upcoming film.
The film, besides Ken Karunaas, will also feature actors Anisma Anil Kumar, Meenakshi Dinesh, Priyanshi Yadav, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and Devadarshini in important roles.
Technically, 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 is being produced by Karuppiah C. Ram, Kali Rajkumar, and Sulochana Kumar under the banners of Parvatha Entertainment and Street Boy Studio on a grand budget.
It may be recalled that the film's launch had been held in Chennai. Leading stars of the Tamil film industry, including actors Karthi and Vishal, director Vetrimaaran, actor and director R. J. Balaji, producers Kalaipuli S. Thanu, Dr. Isari K. Ganesh, and Arun had attended the event and congratulated the film crew.