Doctor

Doctor is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The film is produced by Sivakarthikeyan under his banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions, whereas KJR Studios only served as the co-producer and distributor. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan, Vinay Rai and Priyanka Arul Mohan, with Archana Chandhoke, Yogi Babu, Milind Soman, Redin Kingsley, Deepa Shankar, Sunil Reddy and Shiva Aravind in supporting roles. The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander with cinematography performed by Vijay Kartik Kannan and edited by R. Nirmal. Doctor was released in theatres on 9 October 2021, following multiple delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, where it received critical acclaim from critics, who praised the black comedy, performances (particularly Sivakarthikeyan and Vinay Rai), direction, writing, music and cinematography. The film grossed 100 crore and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Varun, a military doctor working in the Indian Army Medical Corps is a strict and practical person. While returning home from an operation, he receives a voicemail from his fiancée, Padmini, who urges him to call off their upcoming wedding. While enquiring about her sudden change-of-decision with her family. Padmini belittles him for being emotionally distant and apathetic. While leaving, Varun and Padmini's family learns that Chinnu, Padmini's niece, has gone missing. The family lodges a complaint with the police – which in turn appoints Bhagat, a low-ranking police officer, to monitor the family's communications. Disillusioned with the police's sluggish progress, Varun plots to kidnap the ACP's daughter, believing that the resulting investigation will be more competent. His plan works, and the police nab almost every major criminal related to child-kidnapping. Varun singles out three criminals (Kamala Kannan, Kamesh, and Prathap), noticing that they were present around Chinnu's school at the time of her disappearance. Varun sedates them, and interrogates them by blackmailing them with the kidneys that he had apparently removed. Kamala Kannan confesses to kidnapping Chinnu and handing her over to a child-trafficking network. Varun recruits Pratap and two other gangsters, Mahaali and Killi, to assist in his investigation.