Vageeswari camera

Vageeswari cameras were designed and manufactured by K. Karunakaran, an Alappuzha-based technician.

[5] Leading photographers appreciated it for its impeccable accuracy and perfect quality.

Edward de Mello, an Anglo-Indian, was made of Head the international sales.

He started shipping Vageeshwari cameras to Ceylon, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand.

[2] By 1950s, Karunakaran manufactured between 50 and 100 cameras per month and employed 30 people.

[11] In 2021, Lokame Tharavadu exhibition, organized by Kochi Biennale Foundation, was held where Vageeswari cameras and photographs were showcased.

Brass and aluminium knobs as well as Nettlefold screws held the frame together.

Vageeswari used glass, which were imported from USA, coated with chemicals instead of films.