V Md Amanulla, popular with his screen name as Amaan, is a recognised face in film, television and theatre circles in Karnataka. Even today people identify him as Nakul from Prakash Belawadi’s series, Garva. He played pivotal roles in noted serials of the time, including Hombala for Zee Kannada, Bidagi Chandramma and Mouna Raga for ETV, Chitrasmarane and Tholeda Muthu for DD 9, directed by stalwarts of the small screen of the era such as P Sheshadri and Sihi Kahi Chandru. In fact, Amaan got so busy with his acting career that he had to quit his day job as cabin crew with an airline.
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“Those were my golden days,” says Amaan. “I was young, a household name and thought that there would be no looking back, but that did not happen.” Post Amaan’s National Award for Prakash Belawadi’s Stumble, there was a four-year lull as the television industry went through a organisational shift. “They were looking for new faces and suddenly I felt my presence was wiped out from the world of small screen.”
