Love & Love Only

Krishna "Kris" is forcefully sent to Australia by his parents from India to learn business and life, but he struggles to adapt to Australian ways as he was always pampered by his mom. In Australia, he falls in love with Stacey, his co-worker, a school dropout from a broken family. Krishna's struggle with cultural differences create problems in their relationship.

{{Cast listing|

• Rohit Kalia as Kris
• Georgia Nicholas as Stacey
• Sekhar Mehta as Arvind
• Ambika Asthana as Kannika
• Murthy Vaitheeswaran as Raghu
• Robert Osborne as George
• Ben Cork as Lecturer James
• Shashidhar Dandekar as Rajan
• Suparna Malik as Chitra
• Anton Manojkumar as Joe
• Laurence Nath as Kumar
• Anamika Dhawan as Deepa

}}

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=Right|quote="Love is a universal feeling, [...] Though the perception of Love differs across cultures,

the deeper emotions and the need for love are universal throughout the human race.

This film deals with those deeper needs and the effects of true love, from a cross-cultural perspective.

If you love romance and beautiful music, this film will entrance you; its magic is universal.|source= — Karikalan on the film's theme, 2016}}

The film's title is based off of the book Love and Love Only, which features in Aniyathipraavu (1997). The Tamil remake of that film, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), also featured music by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is about the love between a Punjabi man and an Australian woman. The origin for the film came when the director Julian Karikalan was teased by a Turkish girl while working in IKEA, who said that she loved him as a joke. For this film, Karikalan considered the perspective of what if she was serious about her proposal and modified her character to be Australian. Karikalan also co-produced the film along with his wife. Rohit Kalia, who was Mr. India Australia in 2014, was selected to play the lead alongside Georgia Nicholas, who was chosen from a list of extras. The rest of the cast is from theatre and made their film debut. Karikalan's children also feature in the film in cameo roles.

Contrary to regular industry practice, the composer of the film came aboard only after the whole film was edited and ready for a preliminary viewing. Once the film was complete, Julian Karikalan, who was a fan of Ilaiyaraaja, made a trip to India to meet him.{{cite news|title=Ilaiyaraja composes music for Indo-Australian film|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151024/entertainment-tvmusic/article/ilaiyaraja-composes-music-indo-australian-film|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=2015-10-24|access-date=2015-10-25|archive-date=14 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114090240/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151024/entertainment-tvmusic/article/ilaiyaraja-composes-music-indo-australian-film|url-status=live}} Ilaiyaraaja consented to support the project.{{cite web|title=இளையராஜாவின் ஆங்கில படம்.....லவ் அண்ட் லவ் ஒன்லி|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/article.php?aid=47404|work=Ananda Vikatan|language=ta|accessdate=2015-08-29|date=2015-06-02}}{{cite web|title=Composer Ilayaraaja's Film Soundtrack Released|url=http://theindiantelegraph.com.au/award-winning-composer-ilayarajas-film-soundtrack-released-love-and-love-only-film-score-available-ahead-of-indian-australian-film-debut/|publisher=The Indian Telegraph|accessdate=2015-06-10|date=2015-05-03|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003435/http://theindiantelegraph.com.au/award-winning-composer-ilayarajas-film-soundtrack-released-love-and-love-only-film-score-available-ahead-of-indian-australian-film-debut/|url-status=live}}

Being an English film, the composer Ilaiyaraaja was keen in getting native western voices. After advertising online in Australia, Rachael Leahcar, the South Australian singer was chosen to render her voice for the first ever song composed by Ilaiyaraaja for an English film.{{cite web|title=All for love…|url=http://www.indianlink.com.au/all-for-love/4|publisher=indianlink|accessdate=2016-03-21|date=2016-02-25|archive-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924055101/http://www.indianlink.com.au/all-for-love/4/|url-status=live}} The background tracks were recorded in Prasad Studios, Chennai and the voice was recorded and mixed in Australia.{{cite news|title=Ilayaraja goes international with English film 'Love and Love Only'|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ilayaraja-goes-international-with-english-film-love-and-love-only-116111600673_1.html|accessdate=16 November 2016|work=Business Standard|date=16 November 2016}} Ilaiyaraaja was initially set to composed only three songs while Brent Heber, who worked as the sound designer, was to compose the background music. Ilaiyaraaja eventually composed 21 tracks for the film.

The film was shot in the Sydney metropolitan area and was additionally shot at the University of Wollongong. While filming at the Sydney Murugan Temple, the scenes were shot from outside as filming was prohibited inside.

{{Infobox album

| name = Love & Love Only

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Ilaiyaraaja

| released = 3 May 2016

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 1:05:44

| language = English

| label = Juvi Digital Co

| producer =

| chronology = Ilaiyaraaja

| prev_title = Kida Poosari Magudi

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Amma Kanakku

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{external media

| audio1 = {{YouTube|CvmMbluiFRE|Love & Love Only – Jukebox}}}}

{{Singles

| name = Love & Love Only

| type = soundtrack

| single1 = Am I in Love?

| single1date = 14 February 2015

}}

}}

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics are written by Julian Karikalan and Denny Burgess. Ramya NSK also features as a playback singer for the album.

{{track listing

| headline = Track listing{{cite web |title=Love and Love Only - Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/love-and-love-only/x,dKO6Se5oI_ |website=JioSaavn |date=3 May 2016}}

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = The First Song

| length1 = 3:37

| extra1 = Rachael Leahcar

| title2 = Shock of a Lifetime

| length2 = 0:43

| extra2 = {{mdash}}

| title3 = Dad Makes a Deal

| length3 = 1:48

| extra3 = {{mdash}}

| title4 = The Australian Job

| length4 = 2:15

| extra4 = {{mdash}}

| title5 = The First Day Out

| length5 = 0:49

| extra5 = {{mdash}}

| title6 = A Silverlining

| length6 = 2:59

| extra6 = {{mdash}}

| title7 = The First Night Out

| length7 = 2:38

| extra7 = {{mdash}}

| title8 = A Walk in the Moonlight

| length8 = 4:41

| extra8 = {{mdash}}

| title9 = Kris Goes into Hiding

| length9 = 4:14

| extra9 = {{mdash}}

| title10 = Stacey's Confrontation

| length10 = 1:51

| extra10 = {{mdash}}

| title11 = Stacey's Perseverance

| length11 = 4:04

| extra11 = {{mdash}}

| title12 = The Night Together

| length12 = 4:28

| extra12 = {{mdash}}

| title13 = Am I in Love?

| length13 = 3:51

| extra13 = Rachael Leahcar

| title14 = Kris Plans Ahead

| length14 = 6:21

| extra14 = {{mdash}}

| title15 = Love

| note15 = The Indian Way

| length15 = 4:24

| extra15 = {{mdash}}

| title16 = A Surprise Proposal

| length16 = 2:10

| extra16 = {{mdash}}

| title17 = Lovers Discord

| length17 = 3:13

| extra17 = {{mdash}}

| title18 = Pain of Separation

| length18 = 2:16

| extra18 = {{mdash}}

| title19 = Stacey's Realisation

| length19 = 2:54

| extra19 = {{mdash}}

| title20 = An Indian Waltz

| note20 = Painful Joy

| length20 = 4:15

| extra20 = {{mdash}}

| title21 = An Indian Waltz

| note21 = Bliss

| length21 = 2:13

| extra21 = {{mdash}}

| total_length = 1:05:44

}}

{{noteslist}}

{{reflist}}

• {{IMDb title|4792108|Love & Love Only}}

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Category:2015 films

Category:Australian romantic comedy-drama films

Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja

Category:Films set in Australia

Category:Films shot in Australia

Category:2015 directorial debut films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films