Raghava Lawrence
Also Known As: Lawrence Raghavendra, راگاوا لارنس
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Birthday: October 29, 1976
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Gender: Male
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Amarkalam
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.
Genres: Action Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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Don
Overview: Surya lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his honest father who is a Police Inspector. When his father arrests a gangster, he is killed, leaving Surya alone to fend for himself. He overcomes many problems, comes to the rescue of a young boy, Jadhav, and together they assist other oppressed youth, who subsequently make Surya their leader. Years later Surya is a much respected and equally feared Don, and lives a wealthy lifestyle along with Jadhav, Bannerjee, and Mathur as his trusted assistants. He dispenses justice quickly and comes to the assistance of the poor and needy. He meets with Mathur's daughter, Priya, and both fall in love with each other. Jadhav, meets with Nandini, and wants to get married to her. Then complications shatter their lives when Pakistani gangster, Feroz, starts taking an interest in India and wants Surya to join forces with him. When Surya refuses, Feroz lets lose a reign of terror that will devastate and change Surya's life forever.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2007-12-20
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Paarthale Paravasam
Overview: A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.
Genres: Family Action Romance Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2001-11-14
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Kanchana
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.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
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.
Genres: Action Romance Western
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Andarivaadu
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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2005-06-04
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Muni
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).
Genres: Horror Comedy Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2007-09-30
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Style
Overview: Ganesh (Prabhu Deva) is a good dancer. He beats Anthony in one dance competition to head into international arena. Anthony gets Ganesh beaten up, and Ganesh loses his legs in a car accident. He is depressed, but he wants to give his dance talent to someone and make him his heir. On a different line, Raghava (Raghava Lawrence) works as a boy at a dance school in Vizag. He and four of his friends are good dancers, but they are never recognized until one folk dance at a hotel. Ganesh finds his prospective heir in Raghava. The rest of the film is how Raghava prepares and defeats Anthony in the final dance competition.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2006-01-12
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Rajadhi Raja
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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2009-09-30
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Chandramukhi 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.
Genres: Comedy Horror Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-09-28
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Paandi
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-23
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Akka! Bagunnava?
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1996-05-31
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Chirunavvula Varamistava
Overview: Chirunavvula Varamistava is a 1993 Telugu film directed by N. H. Chandra. The film stars Vikram, Rani, Ramya Krishnan and Raju Sundaram in lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-14
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Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
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.
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2000-05-25
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Thendral
Overview: Thendral is a 2004 Tamil film directed by Thangar Bachan. The film stars Parthiban, Uma, Ranjani and Swathika in lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2004-02-05
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Satyam
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.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2003-12-19
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Thirumalai
Overview: Thirumalai (Vijay), a mechanic, falls in love with Sweta (Jyothika) and after some persistent wooing, she reciprocates his feelings. Sweta's father (Ashwin), the owner of a television channel, seeks the help of Arasu (Manoj K. Jayan), a bad guy, to break up the romance. This rest of the story is about how Thirumalai successfully join hands with Sweta. This movie was later remade in Telugu as Gowri.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2003-10-24
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Kanchana 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.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2015-04-17
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Parthen Rasithen
Overview: Shankar(Prashanth) is a graduate of BSC nautical science, waiting for a job in the shipping industry. He is a tenant in the house of Banu(Simran), who is his good friend and confidante. They spend almost all their time together and she seeks him out as a refuge from her step brother Panneer(Raghuvaran), whom she dislikes but is forced to live together with. Shankar falls in love with Sarika(Laila). She reciprocates but problems and misunderstandings plague their romance.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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Jigarthanda DoubleX
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.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-11-10
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Benz
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ta
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Hunter
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Original Language: ta
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Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
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.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2017-02-24
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Kanchana 4
Overview: Sequel to Kanchana 3 (2019), the film will be directed and written by Raghava Lawrence
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
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Gentleman
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.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1993-07-30
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Arputham
Overview: In this affecting drama, Lawrence Raghavendra stars as irresponsible Ashok, who likes to party hearty with his friends -- using daddy's hard-earned cash -- until he meets a staid woman who transforms his life. To win the heart of beautiful Priya (played by Anu Prabhakar), Ashok changes his ne'er-do-well ways and becomes a hard-working, successful businessman. The only trouble is, Priya loves another man.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Aunty
Overview: The story revolves around three young men who fall in love with a pretty older woman who had moved into their neighbourhood.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1995-07-22
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Sivalinga
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!
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2017-04-14
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Kanchana 3
Overview: A young man who gets easily scared is possessed by a ghost that is seeking revenge.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2019-04-19
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Chinna Madam
Overview: Gopal is sentenced to the death penalty for killing his wife Gayathri (Vineetha). His last wish is meeting the feminist writer Tamilarasi (Nadhiya). He tells his past. Gopal was from a middle-class family and lived with his mother Sharadha (Vijayakumari) and his mentally ill sister (Vinodhini). He fell in love with, a rich city girl, Gayathri and he got married with her. Gayathri had often quarrels with Gopal because he was not rich. Finally, Gayathri removed her thaali and applied for the divorce. Heartbroken, Sharadha died of a heart attack. Gopal proceeded for his mother's cremation. Angry, he ran with a stick in fire and he discovered Gayathri in fire at her house.Tamilarasi decides at any price to save Gopal before his death.
Genres: Romance Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1994-07-15
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Varushamellam Vasantham
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.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2002-05-03
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Baba
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.
Genres: Drama Action Fantasy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2002-08-15
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Mass
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.
Genres: Drama Action Crime Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2004-12-23
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Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2014-08-15
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Puthiya Geethai
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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2003-05-08
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Adhigaaram
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
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Rudhran
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.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2023-04-14
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Bullet
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Original Language: ta
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