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Srinu Pandranki
Born	(1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Writer and filmmaker
Years active	2007 - Present

Srinu Pandranki (Telugu: శ్రీను పాండ్రంకి) (born 5 October 1987) also known by his pen name Mr. Zero Infinity, is an Indian author, film maker and screenwriter. He is noted for directing more than 30 Short films, Music videos, Documentaries and writing Novels, screenplays and short stories.

Film Career

Made thirty short films. Directional debut with the award-winning short film Flat No. 101. Next short film Art of Living is a 5-minute film depicting the life of an individual with and without a smile. This was followed by the short films Break the Silence and Pink Slip. The latter brought him recognition and nominations in various film festivals across the country. His short film Hour Glass is a silent film portraying a girl waiting for her parents to come home on her birthday. It is structured as a visual palindrome, the first of its kind. His short films are mostly known for their screenplays and unusual structure.

His two music videos were telecast on MAA music, a leading music channel in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

His next short film Peek-a-boo is selected as an official entry in the Cannes Short Film Corner on 26 March 2014. It features Chaitanya Krishna in the lead role.

In 2017, he made a short film The Decision with noted Telugu film actress Lakshmi Manchu for which all top technicians including Anup Rubens Jayanan Vincent and Marthand K. Venkatesh have worked. It has been officially selected to 9th Jaipur International Film Festival 2017 and 5th Delhi Shorts International Film festival 2016.

His short film Estella (2017) featuring Ravi Varma has been screened in Cannes Film Festival 2017.

His next short film was Unusual, an experimental English film shot entirely in Germany.

He went onto make 2 Telugu music videos later on, one in India and another in Nepal.

Writing

His debut novel X, a crime thriller based in California in the United States, was released on 12 April 2014. It was launched by Ram Gopal Varma, a popular Indian director.

His Telugu novel "Nijanga Nenena", coming of age drama based in Hyderabad was released on 5 October 2021. Popular director V. N. Aditya was the chief guest and prominent directors and writers of Telugu film industry graced the event.

Later, he published the Indian edition of his novel X , followed by the time-traveling story "Second Chance in Time"

He has launched 2 story collections in October 2024 at Kathmandu, Nepal. "9 crazy stories" for adults and "Cute little Stories" for kids.

Short Films

Documentaries

Music Videos

Novels

Short Story Collections

See also

List of Indian writers

References

1. "Indian writer Srinu Pandranki releases two books". The Rising Nepal. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
2. "Srinu Pandranki: Short Movies". IMDB. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
3. "Visualising The Art of Writing". Thehansindia.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
4. "'Peek-a-boo' at Cannes". The Hindu. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
5. "The Decisiom". IMDb. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
6. "The Decision official selection". Miniboxoffice. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
7. "The Decision to Jaipur International Film Festival". JIFF. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
8. "'Estella' at Cannes". The Hindu. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
9. "Srinu Pandranki thrilled to returned to Cannes". The Times Of India. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
10. "Nepal is film shooting destination". The Rising Nepal. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
11. "X² (X Trilogy) (Volume 1): Mr. Srinu Pandranki: 9781497482265: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
12. "Ram Gopal Varma launches Srinu Pandranki's English thriller novel X Square - Telugu cinema news". Idlebrain.com. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
13. "Nijanga Nenena: Mr. Srinu Pandranki: 9781497482265: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
14. "The Launch of Telugu novel Nijanga Nenena - Telugu cinema news". Idlebrain.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
15. "Pandranki unveils two new books". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

• Biography
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• Writers from Andhra Pradesh
• 1987 births
• Living people
• People from Vizianagaram
• Indian filmmakers