Raghava Lawrence

Raghava Lawrence is an Indian actor, choreographer and director who works mainly in Tamil cinema, where fans often call him simply Lawrence. He is best known for Style, Muni and Chandramukhi 2, and his biggest honour is a set of four Filmfare Awards for his dance choreography. He started out as a dance choreographer in 1993 and took his first acting role in the Telugu film Speed Dancer in 1999. He began using the name Raghava in 2001. His breakthrough on screen came with Style (2006), which he also directed and wrote, followed by the Tamil horror comedy Muni (2007). He went on to star in Don (2007), Bullet (2008), Kanchana (2011), Kanchana 2 (2015) and Kanchana 3 (2019). His directing credits include Mass (2004), Rebel (2012) and Laxmii (2020). In 2023 he appeared in Rudhran, Chandramukhi 2 and Jigarthanda DoubleX. His dance work is known for hip-hop and Western moves that look easy but are full of detail. He created songs for Bunny (2005), Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Billa (2007) and Khaidi No. 150 (2017). Along with his Filmfare wins, he holds three Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Choreography, plus a Vijay Award for social responsibility. He was also nominated at the South Indian International Movie Awards in 2012 for Rebel.