Srinu Pandranki (

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: 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

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portraying a girl waiting for her parents to come home on her birthday. It is structured as a visual

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, the first of its kind. It is considered the world’s first publicly released film with a fully palindromic narrative structure. 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

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. 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

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in the lead role. In 2017, he made a short film ''The Decision'' with noted Telugu film actress

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for which all top technicians including

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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 , a

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based in

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in the United States, was released on 12 April 2014. It was launched by

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, a popular Indian director. His Telugu novel "Nijanga Nenena",

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drama based in

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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 , 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.

Lyrics

Srinu Pandranki made his debut as a lyricist with the 2025 Telugu-language film "Oka Brundavanam". The song, titled "Eshwara...", was composed by the debut music director duo Sunny & Saketh and performed by playback singer Dasari Aishwarya. The lyrics portray a woman in distress invoking Lord Eshwara for help.

Short Films

Documentaries

Music Videos

Novels

Short Story Collections

References

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