He adopted the name "Raghava" in 2001, and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career.
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 (US$120,000).
[5][4][8] Lawrence first appeared in a song in Samsara Sangeetham a Tamil film in 1989 directed by T. Rajendran.
Pleased with Lawrence's work, Chiranjeevi asked him to choreograph dances for Master (1997), his next film too.
[3] After that he acted small roles in Tamil like Ajith Kumar's Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven (2000) and Prashanth's Parthen Rasithen (2000).
As described by review sify , the latest in the line is Lawrence, who like his predecessor Prabhu Deva, is determined to be a hero.
[9][10] He subsequently directed and acted in Style (2006) co-starring with Prabhu Deva and featuring Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi in guest roles.He got his breakthrough with Muni (2007), a horror thriller film.
[12] Raghava continues to play in different categories films such as Pandi (2008), Rajadhi Raja (2009) and Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam (2010).
The story is a cop investigating the suspicious death of a Muslim finds out that his own wife has become possessed by the young man's ghost.
[19] Raghava Lawrence is back with the fourth movie in the series – Muni 4: Kanchana 3: Kaali (2019), with the new change being three heroines.
[21] In 2020, he made his directorial debut in Hindi cinema with film, Laxmii, a remake of Muni 2: Kanchana.