# Srinu Pandranki

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$^2$, 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$^2$ , 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

| Year | Title | Production | Language |
| 2007 | Life Is Beautiful | Srinu Pandranki | Telugu |
| 2007 | Flat no. 101 | Srinu Pandranki | Telugu |
| 2008 | Art of Living | Muneendra | Silent |
| 2009 | Break the Silence | Muneendra | Telugu |
| 2010 | Pink Slip | Anjan & Ram Kiran | Telugu |
| 2013 | Hour Glass | Srinu Pandranki | Silent |
| 2014 | Love Forever | Bhogapurapu Madhu & Parvati | Telugu |
| 2014 | Adieu Ordkut | Bhanu Kurella | English |
| 2015 | Upma Tinesindi | Praneeth Paleti | Telugu |
| 2015 | Unspoken | Praneeth Paleti | Silent |
| 2015 | Psuedocide | Praneeth Paleti | Telugu |
| 2015 | M.M.S | Praneeth Paleti | Telugu |
| 2016 | Happy Accidents | Venkat Bommineni | Telugu |
| 2016 | Boochi | Praneeth Paleti & SVK Chaitanya | Telugu |
| 2017 | Mega Fan | People Media Factory | Telugu |
| 2017 | Estella | Ram Productions | Telugu |
| 2017 | The Decision | People Media Factory | English |
| 2018 | Gudilo Puvvu | Jeedigunta Ramalakshmi | Telugu |
| 2018 | Dream Reader | Nirmala Devi | Telugu |
| 2018 | Mother Land | J. D. Cherukuri | Telugu |
| 2019 | Unusual | People Media Factory | English & Telugu |
| 2020 | Sweccha | Zero Budget | Telugu |
| 2022 | Friday Night | Dr. Ginjupalli | English |
| 2022 | Srushti | Timmarasu Sastry malladi & Kanaka Durga malladi | Telugu |
| 2024 | Time Traveler | Phani Kumar Vulli | Telugu |

## Documentaries

| 2017 | We are Mothers | Venkat Bommineni | Telugu |

## Music Videos

| 2010 | Don't Say Good Bye | Murali Nadakuditi | English |
| 2011 | Orchids | Murali Ginjupalli | Telugu |
| 2022 | Kallu Kallu Kalisina Kshaname | Murali Ginjupalli | Telugu |
| 2023 | Burqa | Timmarasu Sastry malladi & Kanaka Durga malladi | Telugu |

## Novels

| Year | Title | Publishing House | Language |
| 2014 | X$^2$ | Create Space by Amazon | English |
| 2021 | Nijanga Nenena | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | Telugu |
| 2022 | X$^2$ Indian Edition | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | English |
| 2023 | Second Chance in Time | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | English |

## Short Story Collections

| Year | Title | Publishing House | Language |
| 2024 | 9 Crazy Stories | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | English |
| 2024 | Cute Little Stories | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | English |