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Raghava Lawrence

movie Choreographer, Actor, Director, Producer, Philanthropist cake 9 January 1976 (Friday)
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Height

in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10”

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Age

49

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 9 January 1976 (Friday)
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Hometown: Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
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Children: Daughter: Raghavi Son: None

Education

Schools: Does Raghava Lawrence smoke?: Not Known

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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 Some Lesser Known Facts About Raghava Lawrence

  • Does Raghava Lawrence smoke?: Not Known
  • Does Raghava Lawrence drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • He was born in Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu with the name- Raghavendra Murugaiyan. He adopted the screen name ‘Lawrence’ in 2001.
  • He never went to school as he was battling with a brain tumor in his childhood.
  • He got rid of that tumor after his mother went to a temple of ‘Raghavendra Swami’ and Raghav strongly believes that his tumor was cured by Raghavendra Swami.
  • Since then, he is a fervid devotee of Raghavendra Swami. He also built the Raghavendra Swami Brindavanam Temple at Thirumullaivayal on the Avadi-Ambattur route in 2010.
  • He used to work as a car cleaner for the fight master Super Subbarayanand, and on one fine day, the legendary Tollywood actor, Rajinikanth, saw him dancing and helped him join the Dancers Union.
  • When Raghava bought his very first house with the money he earned as a dance master, he moved into a rented place with his family and turned that home into an orphanage.
  • On 16 September 2025, Lawrence shared that his first home would be transformed into a free school for underprivileged children. He decided to fund the school using the advance payment he had just received for his film Kanchana 4.

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    Raghava Lawrence’s post on X about establishing a free school for underprivileged children
  • While announcing the free school for underprivileged children, he shared that its first teacher would be someone who had once grown up in his foundation.
  • On 18 September 2025, Raghava Lawrence introduced ‘Kanmani Annadhana Virundhu,’ an initiative in his mother’s name that serves rich festive meals to poor children who have never experienced such food.

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    Raghava Lawrence’s post on X about launching ‘Kanmani Annadhana Virundhu’

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