Raghava Lawrence
Acting • Born 1976-10-29
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.
Filmography
41 credits
Amarkalam
Movie • 1999
Special appearance in the song "Kaalam Kalikalam"
Don
Movie • 2007
Raghava / Jadhav
Paarthale Paravasam
Movie • 2001
Azhagu
Kanchana
Movie • 2011
Raghava
Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
Movie • 2010
Singam
Andarivaadu
Movie • 2005
Special Appearance in song
Muni
Movie • 2007
Ganesh
Style
Movie • 2006
Raghava
Rajadhi Raja
Movie • 2009
Raja
Chandramukhi 2
Movie • 2023
Pandiyan / Sengottayan
Paandi
Movie • 2008
Pandi
Akka! Bagunnava?
Movie • 1996
Chirunavvula Varamistava
Movie • 1993
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
Movie • 2000
Thendral
Movie • 2004
Satyam
Movie • 2003
Cameo
Thirumalai
Movie • 2003
Cameo
Kanchana 2
Movie • 2015
Raghavaa
Parthen Rasithen
Movie • 2000
Gaja's Henchman
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Movie • 2023
Allius Ceasar
Benz
Movie
Benz
Hunter
Movie
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
Movie • 2017
Shivakumar IPS (Shivaraj Pandi)
Kanchana 4
Movie
Raghava
Gentleman
Movie • 1993
Special Appearance
Arputham
Movie • 2002
Aunty
Movie • 1995
special appearance as dancer in Aunty title song
Sivalinga
Movie • 2017
Shivalingeswaran
Kanchana 3
Movie • 2019
Raghava and Kaali
Chinna Madam
Movie • 1994
Dancer
Varushamellam Vasantham
Movie • 2002
Special Appearance on song "Naan Ready"
Baba
Movie • 2002
Special Appearance in "Maya Maya" Song
Mass
Movie • 2004
Cameo
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
Movie • 2014
Guest Appearance
Puthiya Geethai
Movie • 2003
Special Appearance in "Annamalai" Song
Adhigaaram
Movie
Rudhran
Movie • 2023
Rudhran
Bullet
Movie
Andhrawala
Movie • 2004
Special appearance in the song "Naire Naire"
Style
Movie • 2002
vetrivel
Thirunelveli
Movie • 2000
Self - Dancer (uncredited)