Raghava Lawrence
Indian actor, choreographer, director, composer, and playback singer celebrated across Tamil and Telugu cinema for over three decades.
Raghava Lawrence - Personal Information
- Name: Raghava Lawrence
- Date of Birth: October 29, 1976
- Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Choreographer, Director, Writer, Screenplay, Producer
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.
Selected Filmography
A selection of notable screen performances spanning Raghava Lawrence's prolific career in Indian cinema.
- Jigarthanda DoubleX (2023) as Allius Ceasar
- Chandramukhi 2 (2023) as Pandiyan / Sengottayan
- Rudhran (2023) as Rudhran
- Kanchana 3 (2019) as Raghava and Kaali
- Sivalinga (2017) as Shivalingeswaran
- Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) as Shivakumar IPS (Shivaraj Pandi)
- Kanchana 2 (2015) as Raghavaa
- Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam (2014) as Guest Appearance
- Kanchana (2011) as Raghava
- Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (2010) as Singam
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