Dhana (Sumanth) is a dynamic graduate who mingles with his ex-college students. His lifetime ambition is to become a cop. He wants to become cop genuinely without giving any bribes. He befriends a beautiful girl Lakshmi (Saloni), who happens to be the daughter of honest and most powerful Police Commissioner Mahesh Chandra (Mukesh Khanna). Dhana and Lakshmi become best buddies over a period of time. Dhana gets fed up with bribery system in police selections and he decides to start a musical instruments shop to make a living.Mahesh Chandra then convinces Dhana to act as undercover police agent to book dangerous goons in the city. Dhana pretends as rowdy and give leads of other rowdies to Mahesh Chandra. Mahesh Chandra's plan is to have open jail for all these goons and rehabilitate them as good citizens. Just when Dhana completes getting 50 rowdies to the book, Mahesh Chandra does the act of turning around. He books Dhana as 51st rowdy as an act of revenge for attracting his daughter. The rest of the story is all about how Dhana 51 proves himself innocent and get back to Lakshmi.

Analysis :

Sumanth is good as a youngster with conviction. His commitment as an actor could be seen in vital scenes on the film (climax and interval block). Saloni looks pretty good in looks and her histrionics need to be toned a bit. Mukesh Khanna should be appreciated for retaining his voice for dubbing. His Telugu dubbing is good when you consider the fact that he is a ollywood actor with no grip over Telugu language. He suited the role very well. The lean guy in first half generated good comedy with his mannerisms and dialogues. The comedy track of Kondavalasa and Ali is unimpressive. Raj Kumar is adequate as the bad guy. Tanikella Bharani and Dhamavarpu are appropriate. Director R Soorya Kiran and actress Kalyani gave special appearances.

TeluguOne Perspective :

he initial part of first half is uninteresting. The buildup towards interval is interesting. The second half of the film is not handled enough to sustain interest. The climax point is interesting. Dhana 51 suffers with inadequate screenplay, uneven arration and confused characterization. 'Dhana 51' is most nexpected from a director who made his debut with 'Satyam' film. We need to wait and see how this film performs at box office.