With less than a month left for the release of his directorial debut, Youth, Ken Karunaas has already begun promoting the film. In a recent interview with Suryan FM, the actor opened up about the spark behind Youth and what led to making the film.

Ken's first spark came with opportunities that always meant serious characters. “After Asuran and Viduthalai, I was mostly offered intense and serious roles. I wanted to do a film where I played the boy next door, something very different from who I am in real life. I spoke to several friends and relatives about what might work for me," he shared.

But he never expected that a casual conversation about their childhood with friends would lead to the idea behind the film. "One evening, during a casual discussion on our terrace, a friend began sharing stories from his school days. That prompted me to recall my own memories from school. We were all laughing uncontrollably, and that was when we realised there was a spark in those moments that could become a fun film," he recalled.

Ken Karunaas then detailed how the script work came about. He said, "We began exchanging anecdotes from our respective school lives and shortlisted the best ones. From there, we slowly developed the script. We started taking it seriously only after a few people who read it responded positively.”

Set to hit theatres on March 19, Youth also stars Suraj Venjaramoodu, Devadarshini, Anishma Anilkumar, Meenakshi Dinesh, and Priyanshi Yadav, among others, apart from Ken Karunaas.

GV Prakash Kumar, who has composed music for Asuran (2018) and Vaathi (2023), which featured Ken, is composing music for Youth. The crew of the film also includes Viki as the cinematographer, Nash as the editor, Ramu Thangaraj as the art director, and Kalai Kingson as the stunt choreographer.

Youth is produced by Karuppiah C Ram under his Paarvathaa Entertainments banner, with Sulochana Kumar producing under the Street Boy Studios banner.