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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhana 51
| image = Dhana 51.jpg
| director = [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]]
| writer = Surya Kiran
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogues by
| data1 = [[B. V. S. Ravi|Ravi]]<br />Surya Kiran
}}
| producer = M. L. Kumar Chowdary
| starring = [[Sumanth]]<br />[[Saloni Aswani]]<br />[[Mukesh Khanna]]
| cinematography = S. Arun Kumar
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| studio = Sri Keerthi Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2005|1|14}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Dhana 51''''' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film<ref name=sify>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/dhana-51-imagegallery-movies-jdwmDyaejccsi.html|title=Dhana 51|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204001243/https://www.sify.com/movies/dhana-51-imagegallery-movies-jdwmDyaejccsi.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> directed by [[Surya Kiran (director)|R. Soorya Kiran]] and starring [[Sumanth]] and [[Saloni Aswani]] with [[Mukesh Khanna]] in a negative role. Structural similarities were found between the plot of this movie and the 2008 Kannada film ''[[Bindaas (2008 film)|Bindaas]]'' penned by [[Janardhana Maharshi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/08review-pp.htm|title=Paramesha Paanwala is a laugh riot|author=R G Vijayasarathy|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=8 December 2008|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614172712/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/08review-pp.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Sumanth]] as Dhananjay a.k.a. Dhana
*[[Saloni Aswani]] as Lakshmi
*[[Mukesh Khanna]] as Mahesh Chandra
*[[Tanikella Bharani]]
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Dhana's father
*Rajakumar
*[[Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)|Mallikarjuna Rao]]
*[[Kanta Rao]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
* Delhi Rajeswari
* Radha Kumar
*[[Gautam Raju]]
*[[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]
*[[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]] (guest appearance)
*[[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] (guest appearance)
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]'', [[Surya Kiran (director)|R. Soorya Kiran]], Sumanth and [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]] reunited for this film.<ref name=idlebrain>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-dhana51.html|title=Dhana 51 - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Sumanth, Saloni - Soorya Kiran|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203083508/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-dhana51.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The title was changed from ''51'' to ''Dhana 51'' because Sumanth's previous films named after the hero's character (''Satyam'' and ''[[Gowri (2004 film)|Gowri]]'') were box office successes. This film marks the Telugu debut of Mumbai-based [[Saloni Aswani]] and ''[[Shaktimaan]]''-fame [[Mukesh Khanna]].<ref name=sify/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/22/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-saloni.htm|title=Saloni Aswani in Telugu film Maryada Ramanna|date=22 July 2010|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=6 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106113229/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/22/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-saloni.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-dhana51.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Pressmeet - Dhana 51 - Sumanth, Saloni|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203083532/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-dhana51.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Music by Chakri.<ref name=idlebrain/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://southmp3.org/dhana-51-songs/ |title=Dhana 51 Songs Download | Dhana 51 Naa Songs Telugu |date=29 March 2020 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618042227/https://southmp3.org/dhana-51-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*"Aravirisina Mogga" – Chakri
*"Avunanave Avunani" - [[P. Unnikrishnan]]
*"China Goda" – [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
*"Dhana 51" – Soorya Kiran, Vasu, Vishwa, Lahari
*"I Am In Love" – Anitha
*"Kovaa Kovaa" – Balaji, Gowri Srinivas, Matin, Pallavi, Ravi Varma, Soorya Kiran, Vasu, Kameshwari

== Release and reception==
The film released on 14 January 2005 coinciding with [[Sankranthi]].<ref name=sify/>

Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and opined that "''Dhana 51'' suffers with inadequate screenplay, uneven narration and confused characterization. ''Dhana 51'' is most unexpected from a director who made his debut with ''Satyam'' film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhana51.html|title=Dhana 51 - Telugu cinema Review - Sumanth, Saloni|website=Idlebrain.com|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203142327/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-dhana51.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ravi Kalaga of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "A remake in the essence, albeit with changes in the locations, songs, sidekicks and vocations of the actors, ''Dhana'' is essentially a cut-copy-paste version of their earlier enterprise [Satyam], with new fonts and colors (literally!)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dhana-51/telugu/dhana-51-movie-reviews-1279-2.html|title=Dhana 51 review: Dhana 51 (Telugu) Movie Review|work=Full Hyderabad|first=Ravi|last=Kalaga|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203191949/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/dhana-51/telugu/dhana-51-movie-reviews-1279-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0929607}}

[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]
[[Category:2005 Telugu-language films]]
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HectorOtoole at 18:33, 25 March 2026