Kannammaa Writes

For his directorial debut, Ken Karunas has written himself the kind of role where: Girls confess their love unprompted. Boys start fights over him in corridors. A loyal group of friends gathers around purely to witness his life unfold. Set in the 2014-16 period, Youth follows Praveen (Ken Karunas) from his 10th board results, which he barely scrapes through, to a string of crushes and breakups that feel cheesy and forced. One line review: Youth is part of a "PR template" (referring to filmmaker Pradeep Ranganathan’s style) where toxic behavior is glorified throughout the film only to be "corrected" by a moralizing climax. Why Youth Didn’t Work for Me — Even as Mindless Entertainment I went into Youth expecting nothing more than a dumb, time-pass entertainer. You know the type: school romance, a few jokes, some drama, maybe a redemption arc. I wasn’t expecting realism, depth, or social commentary. The bar was already on the floor. And somehow, the movie still manag...