History Film / DoctorKrishna

''Doctor Krishna'' is a 1990 Kannada-language musical drama film, made in [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Sandalwood]]. It stars longtime actor Vishnuvardhan as the titular Doctor Krishna, an accomplished physician who returns home to Karnataka from having undergone advanced medical training in the United States. Challenges he faces while at home include an apathetic and greedy medical industry, parents enamoured by shady priest Haivadan Rai, said [[PreachersKid priest's daughter]] Chanchala being enamoured with ''him'', a drug pusher operating in his vicinity, and his own feelings for a troubled, poor young woman in the village he practices in. Soon, everything comes to a head.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: PlayedWith. Krishna performs CPR on his father, who had a heart attack. However, it accurately shows the recipient not making a full recovery and getting up immediately. It also correctly lampshades that he is only ''stable'' and that he needs more long-term care.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Devraj is a greedy, sleazy drug pusher and cheat. But upon finding out that his father [[spoiler: murdered his nemesis’ father to frame said nemesis as revenge for busting Devraj]], he's troubled, after which [[HeelFaceTurn he rehabilitates and tearfully promises to go straight]].

* HeelFaceTurn: Devraj. [[spoiler: He even stops Raji’s second suicide attempt and marries her to take care of her]].
* HollywoodHeartAttack: Krishna’s father Anand Rao suffers the stereotypical "clutch chest in pain and collapse" variety. However, the movie accurately shows that responding to a heart attack doesn’t involve a trip to the ER. If a competent doctor is close by, lifesaving procedures can be performed right there.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Krishna is a good and decent man, but he is more than capable of engaging in fisticuffs. Against multiple opponents. [[spoiler: And then there is his [[WouldHitAGirl striking a female drug addict]]]].

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Krishna’s mother, upon accusing her son in court of murdering his father, and then learning of Haivadan Rai’s confession, hangs herself out of shame]]. Raji also attempts suicide twice.

* ConvulsiveSeizures: Raji has a subdued one while walking out of Krishna’s house. She just faints, collapses and starts foaming at the mouth. Haivadan Rai has a more dramatic one in court upon trying to [[spoiler: fraudulently testify that Krishna killed his own father]]. The seizure convinces him that he is being subjected to divine retribution [[spoiler: and he confesses to poisoning Krishna’s father in order to frame him as revenge]].
* DrFeelgood: Devraj, Chanchala’s brother, is a fake doctor and pharmaceutical supplier who pushes drugs.

''Doctor Krishna'' is a 1990 Kannada-language musical drama film, made in [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Sandalwood]]. It stars longtime actor Vishnuvardhan as the titular Doctor Krishna, an accomplished physician who returns home to Karnataka from having undergone advanced medical training in the United States. Challenges he faces while at home, include an apathetic greedy medical industry, parents enamoured of a shady priest Haivadan Rai, said [[PreachersKid priest’s daughter]] Chanchala being enamoured of him, a drug pusher operating in his vicinity, and his own feelings for a troubled poor young woman in the village he practices in. Soon everything comes to a head.

* ABNegative: [[spoiler: Devraj]] is injured in a bus accident and has suffered excessive blood loss. His type is AB- and Krishna is the closest one with the same Blood type. Due to the sheer volume of blood that must be drawn from Krishna, no one wants to risk transfusing blood from him.
* AssholeVictim: Krishna’s father Anand Rao is a victim for sure, but to say he isn’t nice is an understatement. He openly supports his friend Haivadan Rai’s Charlatan lifestyle, Forces Krishna into marrying Chanchala and treats Raji horribly, even disallows Krishna from treating her in his house when she has a seizure.
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Seeing how much Krishna’s parents disapprove of him, and seeing how the frayed relationship with his parents is deeply affecting Krishna, Raji leaves him to spare him any more pain.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Krishna performs it on his father who had a heart attack. However, it accurately shows the recipient not making a full recovery and getting up immediately. It correctly lampshades that he is only ''stable'' and that he needs more long-term care.
* ConvulsiveSeizures: Raji has a subdued one while walking out of Krishna’s house. She just faints, collapses and starts foaming at the mouth. Haivadan Rai has a more dramatic one in court upon trying to [[spoiler: fraudulently testify that Krishna killed his own father]]. The seizure convinces him that he is being subjected to divine retribution [[spoiler: and confesses to poisoning Krishna’s father, in order to frame him as revenge]].
* DrFeelgood: Devraj, Chanchala’s brother is a fake doctor and pharmaceutical supplier, who pushes drugs.

* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Haivadan Rai is pissed that Krishna exposed his son Devraj’s drug dealing racket and got him incarcerated, so Rai plots to somehow send Krishna to prison too. He, therefore, kills Krishna’s father Anand Rao with a poison syringe, sometime after the latter had had a heart attack and Krishna had injected him with a stimulant to save his life. Rai then complains to the police that Krishna had poisoned his father.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Devraj is a greedy sleazy drug pusher and cheat. But upon finding out that his father [[spoiler: murdered his nemesis’ father to frame said nemesis as revenge for busting Devraj]], deeply troubles him, upon which he rehabilitates and tearfully promises to go straight.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Krishna. He may have gone to the West to study, but he doesn’t touch alcohol or cigarettes, nor does he approve of Western courtship rituals. He cannot be influenced by greed, or bureaucratic inertia, and takes the Hippocratic Oath very seriously.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Chanchala realizes how much in love with Raji Krishna is, and stops pursuing him. She even supports Raji becoming betrothed to Krishna. Towards the end, [[spoiler: Krishna undergoes an extremely dangerous procedure to save Raji’s husband Devraj]] because she seems happy with him.

* HollywoodHeartAttack: Krishna’s father Anand Rao suffers the stereotypical clutch chest in pain and collapse variety. However, the movie accurately shows that responding to a heart attack doesn’t involve a trip to the ER. If a competent doctor is close by, lifesaving procedures can be performed right there.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Krishna is a good decent man, but he is more than capable of engaging in fisticuffs. Against multiple opponents. [[spoiler: And then there is his striking a female drug addict]].
* ManChild: Raji is one, to mask her deep depression and sickness.

* UnrequitedLove: Chanchala towards Krishna. Even in the end [[spoiler: when she marries him, it is unclear whether he has any romantic feelings for her]].

''Doctor Krishna'' is a 1990 Carnatic-language musical drama film, made in [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Sandalwood]]. It stars longtime actor Vishnuvardhan as the titular Doctor Krishna, an accomplished physician who returns home to Karnataka from having undergone advanced medical training in the United States. Challenges he faces while at home, include an apathetic greedy medical industry, parents enamoured of a shady priest Haivadan Rai, said [[PreachersKid priest’s daughter]] Chanchala being enamoured of him, a drug pusher operating in his vicinity, and his own feelings for a troubled poor young woman in the village he practices in. Soon everything comes to a head.

* AssholeVictim: Krishna’s father Anand Rao is a victim for sure, but to say he isn’t nice is an understatement. He openly supports his friend Haivadan Rai’s Charlatan lifestyle, Forces Krishna into marrying Chanchala and treats Raji horribly, even disallowing Krishna from treating her in his house when she has a seizure.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Krishna performs it on his father whose had a heart attack. However, it accurately shows the recipient not making a full recovery and getting up immediately. It correctly lampshades that he is only ''stable'' and that he needs more long term care.

* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Haivadan Rai is pissed that Krishna exposed his son Devraj’s drug dealing racket and got him incarcerated, so Rai plots to somehow send Krishna to prison too. He therefore kills Krishna’s father Anand Rao with a poison syringe, sometime after the latter had had a heart attack and Krishna had injected him with a stimulant to save his life. Rai then complains to the police that Krishna had poisoned his father.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Chanchala realizes how much in love with Raji Krishna is, and stops pursuing him. She even supports Raji becoming bethroded to Krishna. Towards the end, [[spoiler: Krishna undergoes an extremely dangerous procedure to save Raji’s husband Devraj]] because she seems happy with him.

'''Doctor Krishna''' is a 1990 Carnatic language musical drama film, made in [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods Sandalwood]]. It stars longtime actor Vishnuvardhan as the titular Doctor Krishna, an accomplished physician who returns home to Karnataka from having undergone advanced medical training in the United States. Challenges he faces while at home, include an apathetic greedy medical industry, parents enamoured of a shady priest Haivadan Rai, said [[PreachersKid priest’s daughter]] Chanchala being enamoured of him, a drug pusher operating in his vicinity, and his own feelings for a troubled poor young woman in the village he practices in. Soon everything comes to a head.

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* UnrequitedLove: Chanchala towards Krishna. Even in the end [[spoiler: when she marries him, it is unclear whether he has any romantic feelings for her]].

* ConvulsiveSeizure: Raji has a subdued one while walking out of Krishna’s house. She just faints, collapses and starts foaming at the mouth. Haivadan Rai has a more dramatic one in court upon trying to [[spoiler: fraudulently testify that Krishna killed his own father]]. The seizure convinces him that he is being subjected to divine retribution [[spoiler: and confesses to poisoning Krishna’s father, in order to frame him as revenge]].

* SinisterMinister: Haivadan Rai. Charismatic charlatan, party boy and [[spoiler: murderer]].

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Chanchala realizes how much in love with Raji Krishna is, and stops pursuing him. She even supports Raji becoming bethroded to Krishna.

* ManChild: Raji is one, to mask her deep depression and sickness.

* DoctorFeelgood: Devraj, Chanchala’s brother is a fake doctor and pharmaceutical supplier, who pushes drugs.