In 1992, the filming of a Malayalam film titled "Australia" was commenced in Australia. Mohanlal was the lead actor and Shankar, Ramya Krishnan and Jagadish were in other main roles. The film was proposed to be directed by Rajiv Anchal. Due to some unknown reasons, the project was abandoned without completing the filming. The shots that they took during this project was used in the Malayalam film Butterflies. After this, Malayalam film industry had never shot a film in Australia. The Proposal is the first Malayalam feature film from Malayalam film industry to complete filming in Australia. As a recognition for this achievement 2023 IIFTC Tourism Impact conclave awarded "Cinematic Excellence Award" for the film.