Let’s Go Below The Rainbow: Indian-origin Australian filmmaker Julian Karikalan’s makes one-person crew queer film

Indian-origin Australian filmmaker Julian Karikalan has earlier made Love and Love Only, which had music scored by Ilaiyaraaja

Julian Karikalan; Let’s Go Below The Rainbow

With the Tamil diaspora spread across the world, filmmaking has become a prevalent mode of representation. With stories now told across languages and borders becoming invisible, Indian-born Australian filmmaker Julian Karikalan, after years of facing roadblocks in traditional filmmaking, began to utilize available resources and building a new approach to filmmaking from the ground up.

After making his debut feature titled Love and Love Only, which had music by legendary composer, Ilaiyaraaja, Julian Karikalan has made his sophomore film Let’s Go Below The Rainbow. The icing on the cake is how the film has been made as one-person crew.

Indian-origin Australian filmmaker Julian Karikalan’s Let’s Go Below The Rainbow

Julian Karikalan’s second directorial film Let’s Go Below The Rainbow, is marked as one-man crew, given how the filmmaker has handled every aspect of the production, from writing the script to editing the final cut. The film is a romantic drama that revolves around two girls, who while questioning the mainstream religious views, pursue their romantic relationship opposing the societal beliefs. The film's cast includes Emma Monk, Phillyda Murphy, Rod Power, Komal Khubani, Rushi Dave and others.

The film is available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Tubi, Fawesome in selected countries. It is to be noted that the film grossed five times its production cost through video on demand and crossed over 60 million minutes of watch time.

What do Julian Karikalan has to say about Let’s Go Below The Rainbow

Speaking about the challenges of working as one-crew filmmaker, Julian says, “I realised my resources weren’t sufficient for the traditional, mainstream way of filmmaking. So, I deconstructed the complex filmmaking process into its core components and began mastering each one. That’s when it hit me: you don’t need a huge budget, an army of people, or expensive equipment to create a compelling film that resonates with audiences.”

Let’s Go Below The Rainbow is not available in India. However, the filmmaker has not ruled out the possibilities.

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