Srinu Pandranki

Srinu Pandranki
Born (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987
Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation Writer
Nationality Indian

Srinu Pandranki (Telugu: శ్రీను పాండ్రంకి) (born 5 October 1987) is an Indian author, short film maker and screenwriter. He is noted for directing the short film Peekaboo and for his debut novel X2.[1]

Short films

He has made fifteen short films. He made his directional debut with the award winning short film Flat No.101. His next short Art of Living is a 5-minute film depicting the life of an individual parallelly 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 telecasted on MAA music, a leading music channel in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

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.[3]

Novels

His debut novel X2, a crime thriller based in California in the United States, was released on 12 April 2014.[4] It was launched by Ram Gopal Varma, a popular Indian director.[5] The book received mostly positive reviews, with the critics praising the fast paced story and the character sketches. Pandranki is currently working on his next novel She is not like the other Girls, to be released in 2016.[2]

Filmography (Short Films)

Novels

References

  1. ↑ "Srinu Pandranki: Short Movies". Srinuthedirector.in. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Visualising The Art of Writing". Thehansindia.com. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  3. ↑ "‘Peek-a-boo’ at Cannes". Thehindu.com. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  4. ↑ "X² (X Trilogy) (Volume 1): Mr. Srinu Pandranki: 9781497482265: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Ram Gopal Varma launches Srinu Pandranki's English thriller novel X Square - Telugu cinema news". Idlebrain.com. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-04.


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