Julian Karikalan is an Indian born Australian filmmaker, known for his feature film Love & Love Only, which is the first English language film for which Ilaiyaraaja has composed original songs.[1][2]
Early life and career
Karikalan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.[3] He shifted to Australia in 2003.[3]
Karikalan wrote, produced, edited and directed the feature film Love & Love Only, which he completely self-funded through various means. Though the film was made on a microbudget, he managed to rope in composer Ilaiyaraaja, to compose the songs and score for the film. Though Ilaiyaraaja has scored for more than 1000 films in various Indian languages, 'Love and Love Only' is the first English film for which he has composed original songs.[4]
Love & Love Only is a cross-cultural romantic drama between a working class Australian girl and an international student from India, set in contemporary Australia.[5][6][7] Julian experimented a new production methodology with a shoestring budget, and a minimal crew which included his whole family, to make this feature film.[3] The film won him the award for 'Best Direction' at the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia in 2015.[8]
His next film was the queer-based film Let's Go Below the Rainbow, which he made as a one-person crew all by himself apart from the music director Ilaiyaraaja.[9]
Filmography
As director, producer, writer, and editor
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Love & Love Only | Yes | Co-producer | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Let's Go Below the Rainbow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Won–Amsterdam International Film Festival for Best LGBTQ Feature Film Won–Oz International Film Festival for Best LGBTQ Feature Also cinematographer, art director, production manager, sound designer, and visual effects coordinator |
References
- ^ "Western Sydney amateur filmmaker finally achieves his life long dream". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Legendary Indian Composer ILAIYARAAJA Scores Music and Songs for His First English Film". PR Newswire. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Legendary Composer Ilaiyaraaja Scores First-Time Filmmaker's 'Love And Love Only'". Forbes.Com.
- ^ ""After 1000 Indian movies Maestro Ilaiyaraaja explores a new territory". radioandmusic. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Crossing Borders and Cultures". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Legendary Composer Scoring Music For Local Flick". Liverpool Leader-'Whats On'-Page 72. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Ilaiyaraaja's English Film "Love and Love Only" Trailer". youtube. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Love and Love Only: Ilayaraja goes international". IANS. 16 November 2016 – via The Statesman.
- ^ Sundar, Anusha (22 December 2024). "Let's Go Below The Rainbow: Indian-origin Australian filmmaker Julian Karikalan's makes one-person crew queer film". OTTplay.
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