Name
Raghava Lawrence
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1976-10-29 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Raghava Lawrence is an Indian choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director, composer and playback singer. After making his debut as a choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in 1998, in a Telugu film, aged 22. He adopted the name "Lawrence" in 2001, and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career. He got his breakthrough with Telugu film Style and then Muni. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernised dance moves and has won 4 Filmfare Awards and 3 Nandi Awards for best choreography. In 2015, after the death of former Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Lawrence set up a charity trust in his name and donated 1 crore to it.
Lawrence had brain tumor when he was a child and rarely went to school. He got cured after his mother went to a temple of Raghavendra Swami and Lawrence strongly believes that it was Raghavendra Swami who cured him of his tumour.He became an ardent devotee of the deity and added its name to his name.
Known For
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A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing i...
7.7
A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and...
5.1
A TV channel’s crew goes to a deserted beachside bungalow to stage a horror show but the...
6.1
Ramakrishna arrives in Kolkata and takes up residence in Padmavathi's housing colony. Whil...
6.5
A scriptwriter calls his friends over for a discussion to create a script for his first fi...
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A young man who gets easily scared is possessed by a ghost that is seeking revenge....
- 1999 Amarkalam as Special appearance in the song "Kaalam Kalikalam"
- 2007 Don as Raghava / Jadhav
- 2001 Paarthale Paravasam as Azhagu
- 2011 Kanchana as Raghava
- 2010 Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam as Singam
- 2005 Andarivaadu as Special Appearance in song
- 2007 Muni as Ganesh
- 2006 Style as Raghava
- 2009 Rajadhi Raja as Raja
- 2023 Chandramukhi 2 as Pandiyan / Sengottayan
- 2008 Paandi as Pandi
- 1996 Akka! Bagunnava?
- 1993 Chirunavvula Varamistava
- 2000 Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
- 2004 Thendral
- 2003 Satyam as Cameo
- 2003 Thirumalai as Cameo
- 2015 Kanchana 2 as Raghava / Shiva
- 2000 Parthen Rasithen as Gaja's Henchman
- 2023 Jigarthanda DoubleX as Allius Ceasar
- Soon Benz as Benz
- Soon Hunter
- 2017 Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva as Shivakumar IPS (Shivaraj Pandi)
- Soon Kanchana 4 as Raghava
- 1993 Gentleman as Special Appearance
- 2002 Arputham
- 1995 Aunty as special appearance as dancer in Aunty title song
- 2017 Sivalinga as Shivalingeswaran
- 2019 Kanchana 3 as Raghava / Kaali
- 1994 Chinna Madam as Dancer
- 2002 Varushamellam Vasantham as Special Appearance on song "Naan Ready"
- 2002 Baba as Special Appearance in "Maya Maya" Song
- 2004 Mass as Self
- 2014 Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam as Guest Appearance
- 2003 Puthiya Geethai as Special Appearance in "Annamalai" Song
- Soon Adhigaaram
- 2023 Rudhran as Rudhran
- Soon Bullet
- 2004 Andhrawala as Special appearance in the song "Naire Naire"
- 2002 Style as Vetrivel
- 2000 Thirunelveli as Self - Dancer (uncredited)
- 1998 Suryudu as Special Appearance
- 2001 Asura as Special Appearance in a song
- 2003 Aasai Aasaiyai as Special Appearance
- Soon Mahaveer Karna as Mahaveer Karna
