Lakshman was born in Malaysia, and drew great inspiration to learn and perform Bharatanatyam. Initiated into the art under Guru Smt. Veera Venugopal of Bharatha Kalanjali, Malaysia, and later, shifting to Chennai, he came under the direct tutelage of the well renowned and highly acclaimed Guru K. J. Sarasa at Sarasalaya. He has also had the opportunity to learn under the greatest stalwarts in the field- Professor Smt. Sudharani Raghupathy, Professor
C. V. Chandrashekar and abhinaya exponent Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan. He continues his journey into Bharatanatyam as a performer of great repute and a much sought after teacher. He heads Nrithyalakshana an institute for classical arts in Chennai where he imparts training in Bhartanatyam in its most authentic and pure form.
He is an empanelled A graded artist of the ICCR and an A graded artist of the Doordarshan, India. He also is the recipient of a number of celebrated awards, including:
- Best Dancer award from The Indian Fine Arts Society
- DharamaVarappu Sitarama Anjaneyulu Prize
- Rohini Krishnan Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
- Sri Narasimhachari and Smt. Vasanthalakshmi prize from Narada Gana Sabha.