Raghav Murugaiyan is an India

India

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n choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, composer

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

 and playback singer

Playback singer

A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...

. After making his first few appearances in supporting actor roles, he got his breakthrough with Style

Style (2006 film)

Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...

and then Muni

Muni (film)

Muni is a 2007 Tamil comedy-horror film directed and written by Raghava Lawrence, who also plays the lead role. Vedhika, Rajkiran and Rahul Dev among other play supporting roles, while the film's score is composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 9 March 2007 along with a Telugu dubbed version...

. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernized dance moves and has won several Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Awards South

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 for choreography.

Filmography

As Choreographer

Year	Film	Language
1997	Master Master (film) Master is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Allu Aravind. Chiranjeevi played the lead role as Sakshi Sivanand, Puneet Issar, and Sathya Prakash played other roles. Music was composed by Deva while cinematography was handled by Chota K...	Telugu
1999	Amarkalam Amarkalam Amarkalam is a 1999 Tamil action film directed by Saran and produced by Venkateswaralayam. The film featured Ajith Kumar and Shalini in the lead roles with Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Nassar in other pivotal roles...	Tamil
2000	Annayya	Telugu
2001	Orey Thammudu	Telugu
	Hanuman Junction Hanuman Junction Hanuman Junction is a town which lies in border between Krishna and West Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh state in India. Hanuman Junction gets its name because of the four road junction near the Hanuman Temple.-Roads:...	Telugu
2002	Indra Indra (film) Indra is a Telugu language action film directed by B. Gopal. It stars Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, and Arti Agarwal. It was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil as Indra- The Tiger and Indran respectively.- Cast :...	Telugu
2003	Okkadu Okkadu Okkadu is a 2003 Telugu film which was directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Bhoomika Chawla, and Prakash Raj. Music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was done by A. Sreekar Prasad. M.S. Raju produced this film. This movie was later remade into the Tamil as Ghilli and became one of...	Telugu
	Simhadri	Telugu
	Tagore Tagore (film) - External links :*http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/album/A0000309.html...	Telugu
	Satyam Satyam (film) Satyam is a 2003 Telugu film which was directed by Surya Kiran. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza and was successful at the box-office. It was Sumanth's first big commercial hit, and was Genelia's first straight Telugu film.-plot:...	Telugu
2004	Varsham Varsham -Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:*The film had celebrated a 50-day run in 125 centres and a 100-day run in 68 centres.-Box-office performance:...	Telugu
	Nenunnanu Nenunnanu Nenunnanu is a 2004 Telugu film written and directed by V.N. Aditya. This film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shriya Saran, and Arti Agarwal in the lead roles. Music by M.M. Keeravani was a big asset to the film. This movie was then dubbed in tamil as Chandramadhiand in hindi as "vishwa - the he man".-...	Telugu
	Samba Samba (film) Samba is a 2004 Telugu film directed by V.V. Vinayak. The movie stars Jr. NTR, Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj. The movie deals with how important education is to kids.- Plot :...	Telugu
	Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...	Tamil
	Adavi Ramudu Adavi Ramudu (2004 film) Adavi Ramudu is a 2004 film which was directed by B. Gopal. Prabhas played the lead role while Arti Agarwal was in a supporting role.-Release:...	Telugu
	Mass	Telugu
2005	Naa Alludu Naa Alludu Naa Alludu is a 2005 Telugu film written and directed by Vara Mullapudi. The films stars Jr. NTR, Shriya Saran, Genelia D'Souza, and Ramya Krishnan...	Telugu
	Bunny	Telugu
	Andarivaadu Andarivaadu Andarivaadu is a 2005 Tollywood comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Rimi Sen, Tabu and Prakash Raj. This movie was a disaster. Till date it was the only unanimous critically panned film in Srinu's career...	Telugu
	Chatrapati Chatrapati (film) Chatrapathi is a 2005 Telugu film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. Prabhas plays the lead role and Shriya Saran, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat appear in other roles...	Telugu
	Jai Chiranjeeva Jai Chiranjeeva Jai Chiranjeeva is a Tollywood 2005 film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. The movie stars Chiranjeevi, Arbaaz Khan, Bhoomika Chawla and Rahul Dev...	Telugu
2006	Style Style (2006 film) Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...	Telugu
	Ashok Ashok (film) Ashok is a 2006 Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy . The film, which was released on 13 July 2006, stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr...	Telugu
	Stalin	Telugu
2007	Sivaji: The Boss Sivaji: The Boss Sivaji is a 2007 Tamil political thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions. Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran played the lead roles, with Suman, Vivek and Raghuvaran playing other significant roles in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and background music,...	Tamil
	Muni	Tamil
	Chirutha	Telugu
	Don Don (2007 film) Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu film directed by Lawrence. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Anushka Shetty, Raghava Lawrence, Kelly Dorjee, and Nikita in other prominent roles. Lawrence also made his debut music director for the film. The film released on 20 December 2007...	Telugu
2011	Kanchana	Tamil

As Actor
Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1993	Gentleman Gentleman (film) Gentleman is a 1993 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar, produced K. T. Kunjumon. The film marked S. Shankar's debut in film, and with the highest budget for an Indian film in that year, became a blockbuster upon release. It stars Arjun and Madhoo in the lead roles...		Tamil	Background dancer in song Chikku Bukku
2000	Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:...		Tamil
2001	Parthale Paravasam Parthale Paravasam The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vaali, Vairamuthu and Na. Muthukumar. The soundtrack featured nine songs with most of them remained chart-toppers for many months. Guitarist Rashid Ali had his debut as a vocalist through this film...	Azhagu	Tamil
2002	Arpudham	Ashok Kumar	Tamil
	Baba Baba (2002 film) Baba is a 2002 Tamil fantasy-action film starring and written by Rajinikanth and directed by Suresh Krishna. The film's cast included Manisha Koirala, Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Goundamani, Sujatha, Karunas, Ashish Vidyarthi, Amrish Puri, Sayaji Shinde and Riyaz Khan...	Special Appearance	Tamil
2003	Ninney Ishta Paddaanu		Telugu
	Tagore Tagore (film) - External links :*http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/album/A0000309.html...		Telugu
	Satyam Satyam (film) Satyam is a 2003 Telugu film which was directed by Surya Kiran. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza and was successful at the box-office. It was Sumanth's first big commercial hit, and was Genelia's first straight Telugu film.-plot:...		Telugu
2004	Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...	Special Appearance	Tamil
	Mass	Special Appearance	Telugu
2006	Muni Muni (film) Muni is a 2007 Tamil comedy-horror film directed and written by Raghava Lawrence, who also plays the lead role. Vedhika, Rajkiran and Rahul Dev among other play supporting roles, while the film's score is composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 9 March 2007 along with a Telugu dubbed version...	Ganesh	Tamil
	Style Style (2006 film) Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...	Raghava	Telugu
2007	Don Don (2007 film) Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu film directed by Lawrence. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Anushka Shetty, Raghava Lawrence, Kelly Dorjee, and Nikita in other prominent roles. Lawrence also made his debut music director for the film. The film released on 20 December 2007...	Raghava	Telugu
2008	Pandi Pandi (film) Pandi is a Tamil language film set to be released in 2008. It stars Raghava Lawrence and Sneha in the lead roles. The film released on 23 May 2008. This movie was much talked because of Sneha's glamour and it was a moderate success.-Plot:...	Pandi	Tamil
2009	Rajadhi Raja Rajadhi Raja Rajadhi Raja is a Tamil language action film released in 2009. It stars Lawrence Raghavendra in the lead roles. The title is taken from last years blockbuster with superstar Rajinikanth....	Raja	Tamil
2010	Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam	Singam	Tamil
2011	Kanchana	Raghava	Tamil
	Nanban Nanban (film) Nanban is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj and Ileana D'Cruz. The soundtrack and background score is by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan . Filming...		Tamil	Filming
	Muni - 3		Tamil	Announced

As Director
Year	Film	Cast	Language	Notes
2004	Mass	Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :... , Jyothika, Charmy Kaur	Telugu
2006	Style Style (2006 film) Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...	Prabhu Deva, Charmy Kaur, Kamalinee Mukherjee Kamalinee Mukherjee Kamalinee Mukherjee is an Indian actress. She has predominantly appeared in Telugu films as well as in a few Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada language films....	Telugu	Screenplay, story
2007	Muni Muni (film) Muni is a 2007 Tamil comedy-horror film directed and written by Raghava Lawrence, who also plays the lead role. Vedhika, Rajkiran and Rahul Dev among other play supporting roles, while the film's score is composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 9 March 2007 along with a Telugu dubbed version...	Vedhika Vedhika Kumar Vedhika Kumar is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .-Career:... , Rajkiran Rajkiran RajKiran is a film actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 150 Tamil films.-Film career:... , Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is a popular well known Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles and has also starred as a heroine...	Tamil
	Don Don (2007 film) Don is a 2007 Indian Telugu film directed by Lawrence. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Anushka Shetty, Raghava Lawrence, Kelly Dorjee, and Nikita in other prominent roles. Lawrence also made his debut music director for the film. The film released on 20 December 2007...	Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :... , Anushka Anushka Shetty Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works mainly in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She debuted in the 2005 Telugu film Super and rose to fame following her performance in Vikramarkudu... , Kelly Dorji Kelly Dorji Kelly Dorji is a Bhutanese actor and model based in Mumbai, India. He studied at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and later St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Dorji got his break into the mainstream through the Gladrags Manhunt Contest.... , Nikita Thukral Nikita Thukral Nikita Thukral is an Indian film actress and model, who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is best known for her item number "Kodana Kodi" in Saroja.-Early life:...	Telugu	Screenplay, story
2011	Kanchana	Lawrence, Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai Lakshmi Rai Lakshmi Rai is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi , 2 Harihar Nagar ,... , Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is a popular well known Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles and has also starred as a heroine...	Tamil
	Rebel	Prabhas,	Telugu

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Awards

• Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu)
  Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu)
  The Filmfare Best Choreography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for South Indian films.Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
  
  - Indra
  Indra (film)
  Indra is a Telugu language action film directed by B. Gopal. It stars Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, and Arti Agarwal. It was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil as Indra- The Tiger and Indran respectively.- Cast :...
  
   (2002)
• Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu)
  Filmfare Best Choreography Award (Telugu)
  The Filmfare Best Choreography Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for South Indian films.Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
  
  - Style
  Style (2006 film)
  Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...
  
  (2006)

External links

• Larencce Charitable Trust