Rajiv Lakshman was born into a Telugu family in New Delhi, along with his twin brother, Raghu Ram.
He is also involved in production work of the Stunt reality program Jaanbaaz.
[7] He starred in 2010 alongside brother Raghu in the film Tees Maar Khan.
[10] Pairing with his brother Raghu again, Rajiv is seen in MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd, a reality television show for budding entrepreneurs.
In 2021, he starred in the Tamil film Doctor as Alvin, with his twin Raghu playing Melvin.