Personal Info
Birth date
1976-10-29 (48 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Also known as
Lawrence Raghavendra
راگاوا لارنس
Raghava Lawrence
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
Andarivaadu
5
Overview:
Andarivaadu (Telugu: అందరివాడు) is a 2005 Tollywood comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Rimi Sen, Tabu and Prakash Raj. This movie was a hit. Govinda Rajulu (Chiranjeevi) is a 'mesthri' who drinks a lot and lives a care-free life. His son Siddartha (Chiranjeevi), on the other hand, is a popular TV show host and is a more disciplined man — the opposite of his dad. The son gets his father married to Shanti (Tabu) to sober him.Sivaji: The Boss
7
Overview:
A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.Jigarthanda DoubleX
7.6
Overview:
A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and their project descends into a scenario they had never anticipated.Kanchana 3
4.2
Overview:
A young man who gets easily scared is possessed by a ghost that is seeking revenge.Chandramukhi 2
3.2
Overview:
A wealthy family moves into the Vettaiyapuram palace to renovate their ancestral temple and perform a pooja, unaware of that it will reawaken the feud between a classical dancer, Chandramukhi and Vettaiyan Raja from centuries ago.Rudhran
4.7
Overview:
Rudhran is a happy IT man living with his family until the moment his life is turned upside down. He comes upon a major criminal network including a businessman, Rudhran embarks on a mission to expose him the criminal network.Laxmii
4.4
Overview:
Aasif's belief in logic and science shatters when he gets possessed by a transgender's ghost.Kanchana
5.607
Overview:
Raghava (Lawrence) is a happy go lucky guy who loves to play cricket but is a chicken at heart. The very mention of the word ghost gives him shivers so much that he sleeps with his mom (Kovai Sarala). He is also in love with Priya (Lakshmi Rai). However, an attempt to play a cricket match in an unused ground leads Raghava to get something dark to his home. The dark spirit begins to cause few weird things at home and one day it enters the body of Raghava which goes on killing few specific people. Who is that evil spirit? Why is it killing few people? Can Raghava get rid of the spirit? All this forms the rest of the story.Billa
6.7
Overview:
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.Baba
6.4
Overview:
Baba is an atheist who always questions the existence of a higher power. But when a turn of events bestows him with divine powers, he uses the opportunity to help other people.Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
3.875
Overview:
A corrupt cop who has a heartbreaking childhood realises his mistakes and turns into a sincere officer to take on a dreaded criminal and his son.Kanchana 2
5.2
Overview:
A TV channel’s crew goes to a deserted beachside bungalow to stage a horror show but the place is actually haunted and the ghost(s) in the place possess the director and the cameraman in the team.Thirumalai
5.9
Overview:
Thirumalai, a mechanic, falls in love with Sweta, but her businessman father opposes the union and sends a gangster to break up the romance. Will their love prevail?Varushamellam Vasantham
NYR
Overview:
An unemployed young man sacrifices his love for a girl who is engaged to marry his brother, but ends up earning the affection of his grandfather.Sivalinga
5.538
Overview:
A cop investigating the suspicious death of a Muslim finds out that his own wife has become possessed by the young man’s ghost!Kuselan
5
Overview:
Balakrishnan and Ashok are two childhood friends who lose touch with each other. One of them goes on to become a national figure and the other, a village barber.Amarkalam
6.6
Overview:
Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.Rajadhi Raja
5.7
Overview:
Raja (Raghava Lawrence), a native of Coutrallam, is a happy-go-lucky-youngster. Tragedy strike his life when his father loses his hand when a doctor in an inebriated condition operates on him. As expected his father is gagged by cops and lawyers. They assault him. In his death bed, his father gets a promise that he would make his three brothers into a cop, lawyer and doctor. Though Raja realises his mission, he falls for his own acts. The trio (who become doctor, policeman and a lawyer) gang up with a baddie Shyla (Mumtaj), a gangster, who rises to become a Minister. It is up to Raja to end their atrocities and teach them a lesson.Puthiya Geethai
4.857
Overview:
Sarathy is a brilliant and carefree young man who is unaware that an astrologer has predicted his death at the age of 27. Eventually, he comes to loggerheads with Reddiar over a land deal gone bad.Bunny
5.1
Overview:
A millionaire's daughter is all set to marry her boyfriend against her father's wish. When her father finally approves the marriage, her boyfriend believes that her father should sign over his wealth to him.Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
4.5
Overview:
Simhachalam, a watchman is sentenced to death for stealing a precious diamond. However, a group of cowboys save Simhachalam and offer him the diamond, only on a condition that he fulfills a promise.Gentleman
7.2
Overview:
Kicha is a modern-day Robin Hood, who along with his friend, Mani, steals from the rich to aid the poor. In society, he is a respected man who runs a small business.Aunty
NYR
Overview:
The story revolves around three young men who fall in love with a pretty older woman who had moved into their neighbourhood.Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
5
Overview:
Surya (Ajith) has been brought up in the army barracks in Ooty, ever since his mother(Sukanya) handed him over as a baby to a brigadier (Nasser). She tells the officer the reason for her action but the audience is not allowed to hear it at this point. Surya grows up to be a patriotic youth and the best soldier in his class. He falls in love with Indu (Simran), the daughter of an army officer. Indu's parents accept her choice of husband but soon after, her father dies in a bomb blast while her mother loses her life on seeing her husband's body. Not wishing to lose her husband too in war, Indu asks Surya to choose between her and the army.Mass
6.368
Overview:
Mass, an orphan, bonds well with his landlord's son, Adi, who is in love with a mafia head's daughter. Attempting to separate the lovers, the gangsters kill Adi and Mass sets out to seek revenge.Muni
6.4
Overview:
Ganesh moves into a new house with his mother, father and wife not knowing that it is the residence where Muni met his death and where his spirit now resides. Muni enter Ganesh's body and Ganesh starts behaving in a rude manner, his family couldn't understand why his behaviour is weird so they seek the help of a priest (Nasser).Kalpana
2
Overview:
Raghava is a fun-loving youngster who enjoys playing cricket with his friends. But at night he is afraid of ghosts and is always confined to his home under the care of his mother (Umashri). His brother (Achyuth Rao), sister-in-law (Shruthi) and their children live together in the same house. When Raghava and his friends go in search of another ground to play cricket, they find an abandoned field, which, it turns out, is haunted. At home, his mother and sister-in-law witness some strange happenings. With the help of a temple priest, they confirm the presence of a ghostly spirit haunting their home. Raghava begins to act funny and shows effeminate behaviour which is when the presence of the ghost is identified. The film goes on to unravel the mystery of the ghostly Kalpana and her relationship with Raghava.Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
6.5
Overview:
A scriptwriter calls his friends over for a discussion to create a script for his first film. The group consists of a cinematographer, a director-wannabe with 40 years of experience and three young assistant directors.Satyam
6.3
Overview:
Satyam is an unbelievably nice guy. Everybody likes him--except for the two people he loves most, his father and Ankita, the girl with whom he is in love with. Because he and his father don't get along, Sathyam leaves home and starts living with friends. A sensitive man and sensible writer, Satyam ghost-writes for a popular film lyricist. He wants to prove himself as lyricist before meeting Ankita, when he intends to express his love for her; except in the meanwhile, a flamboyant classmate of Ankita proposes to her.Acting
TBABenz as Benz
TBAHunter as Unknown
TBAKanchana 4 as Raghava
TBAAdhigaaram as Unknown
TBABullet as Unknown
2023Jigarthanda DoubleX as Allius Ceasar
2023Chandramukhi 2 as Pandiyan / Sengottayan
2023Rudhran as Rudhran
2019Kanchana 3 as Raghava and Kaali
2017Sivalinga as Shivalingeswaran
2017Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva as Shivakumar IPS (Shivaraj Pandi)
2015Kanchana 2 as Raghavaa
2014Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam as Guest Appearance
2011Kanchana as Raghava
2010Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam as Singam
2009Rajadhi Raja as Raja
2008Paandi as Pandi
2007Don as Raghava / Jadhav
2007Muni as Ganesh
2006Style as Raghava
2005Andarivaadu as Special Appearance in song
2004Mass as Cameo
2004Thendral as Unknown
2003Satyam as Cameo
2003Thirumalai as Cameo
2003Puthiya Geethai as Special Appearance in "Annamalai" Song
2002Baba as Special Appearance in "Maya Maya" Song
2002Varushamellam Vasantham as Special Appearance on song "Naan Ready"
2002Arputham as Unknown
2001Paarthale Paravasam as Azhagu
2000Parthen Rasithen as Gaja's Henchman
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven as Unknown
1999Amarkalam as Special appearance in the song "Kaalam Kalikalam"
1996Akka! Bagunnava? as Unknown
1995Aunty as special appearance as dancer in Aunty title song
1994Chinna Madam as Dancer
1993Gentleman as Special Appearance
1993Chirunavvula Varamistava as Unknown
Directing
TBAKanchana 4 ... Director
2020Laxmii ... Director
2019Kanchana 3 ... Director
2015Kanchana 2 ... Director
2012Rebel ... Director
2011Kanchana ... Director
2007Don ... Director
2007Muni ... Director
2006Style ... Director
2004Mass ... Director
Writing
TBAKanchana 4 ... Writer, Screenplay
2020Laxmii ... Screenplay
2019Kanchana 3 ... Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
2016Kalpana 2 ... Story
2015Kanchana 2 ... Writer
2012Kalpana ... Writer
2012Rebel ... Screenplay, Story
2011Kanchana ... Writer
2007Muni ... Writer
2006Style ... Writer
2004Mass ... Screenplay
Crew
2019Kanchana 3 ... Choreographer
2017Khaidi No. 150 ... Choreographer
2014Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam ... Choreographer
2012Rebel ... Choreographer
2008Kuselan ... Choreographer
2007Billa ... Choreographer
2007Sivaji: The Boss ... Choreographer
2005Bunny ... Choreographer
2002Baba ... Choreographer
2001Paarthale Paravasam ... Choreographer
1997Master ... Choreographer
Sound
2012Rebel ... Original Music Composer