Raghava Lawrence

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 hiphop 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 tumourHe became an ardent devotee of the deity and added its name to his name