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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.
Short films
Made fifteen shortfilms. Directional debut with the award winning shortfilm FLat no.101. Next shortfilm Art of Living is a 5-minute film depiciting 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.
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.
He recently made a shortfilm The Decision with noted Telugu film actress Lakshmi Manchu for which all top technicians like Anup Rubens Jayanan Vincent and Marthannd K. Venkatesh have worked. It has been officially selected to 9th Jaipur International Film Festival 2017 and 5th Delhi Shorts International Film festival 2016.
Novels
His debut novel X2, 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.
Filmography (Short Films)
- Flat No.101
- Life is Beautiful
- Pink Slip
- Art Of Living
- Orchids
- Hour Glass
- Peekaboo
- Love Forever
- Adieu Orkut
- Unspoken
- Pseudocide
- M.M.S
- Upma Tinesindi
- Boochi
- Happy Accidents
- The Decision
Novels
- X2