Ken Karunas’ 'Youth' Telugu release delayed; Romantic drama now hits theatres on THIS date

While the Ken Karunas starrer 'Youth' is having a good run in theatres, it seems to have hit a minor roadblock ahead of its Telugu release. The coming-of-age romantic drama, directed by Ken Karunas, was initially scheduled to release in Telugu on March 26, 2026. However, the latest reports say that the release has now been postponed by a day. The Telugu version will arrive in theatres on March 27, 2026 as reported by Filmibeat.The makers have not officially commented on the delay. Reports suggest that the postponement could be due to technical issues. 'Youth' tells the story of a 15-year-old boy named Praveen who is eager to find his perfect match and experiences the highs and lows of young love.As the narrative unfolds, Praveen finds himself entangled in three different relationships and this sets an interesting love triangle and also other emotions follow.According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 1.96 crore on its first Tuesday (Day 6). This marked a drop of 18.33% from Day 5’s Rs 2.4 crore.Overall, the film has collected Rs 21.61 crore net in India. Its India gross stands at Rs 25.49 crore. Overseas, the film has added Rs 5.1 crore. The total worldwide gross collection now stands at Rs 30.59 crore.The ETimes review for the film reads, "Visually, the film has no character of its own, the kind of flat, indistinct look that blends into every other comedy-drama in the same budget bracket. G.V. Prakash's score sounds like it was assembled from his own back catalogue. The material is so thoroughly watered down, cover versions of cover versions of jokes and situations that have been doing the rounds for ages, that you barely taste any flavour by the end."Our review adds, "To his credit, Ken Karunas has designed some comedic set pieces that draw laughs, and the boys around Praveen share a chemistry that keeps their scenes from feeling entirely disposable. Suraj Venjaramoodu lands a few dry comic moments of his own. Given how easy it is for this territory to collapse into unwatchable cliche, Youth stays on the right side of that line for most of its runtime. It could have used twenty fewer minutes, though, and nothing of value would have been lost."With the Telugu release now set for March 27, expectations remain steady. The new release date could help the film tap into fresh audiences.