Srinu Pandranki
Srinu Pandranki 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. 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 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 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 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, 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.
His recent one is a non-fiction educational book "World of Sex" which has been launched in Pattaya, Thailand.
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.Novels
| Year | Title | Publishing House | Language |
| 2014 | Create Space by Amazon | English | |
| 2021 | Nijanga Nenena | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | Telugu |
| 2022 | 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 |
Non-Fiction
| Year | Title | Publishing House | Language |
| 2025 | World of Sex | PIP – Pandranki Innovative Publications | English |