Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday released a stamp on legendary cinematographer late K Vaikunth during the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 in Panaji.

The commemorative postage stamp was released in the presence of Vaikunth’s son, Amit Kunkalekar, and officials of the Indian Post Department.

Addressing the gathering, the chief minister said that the world remembers the life and legacy of K Vaikunth, the man whose camera shaped the visual language of classical Hindi cinema.

K Vaikunth passed away in February 2023 at the age of 77.

Sawant recalled how, from the lanes of Margao, Goa, Vaikunth rose to become one of the most respected cinematographers of Goa. Vaikunthbab was more than a cameraman.

He said that Vaikunth was a creator of emotion, mood,

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