Ravi Belagere (15 March 1958 – 13 November 2020) was an Indian writer and journalist based in

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. He was the editor of the

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-language tabloid ''

Hai Bangalore ''Hai Bangalore'' is a mass circulation weekly Kannada language tabloid published in Bangalore. It was founded by Ravi Belagere along with R. T. Vittalamurthy, MaSuri, & Jogi in 1995 which he published from his Padmanabhanagar office in Benga ...

'' and fortnightly magazine ''

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''. He founded Bhavana Prakashana, Prarthana School and Bhavana Audio Reach.

Personal life

Early life

Belagere was born on 15 March 1958 at Sathyanarayanapete, in

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. His mother's name is Parvathamma and his father was a writer. He studied his high school education from Siddhaganga High School,

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for couple of years and he failed in SSLC. Later, he completed his master's degree in history and archaeology from Veerashaiva College,

Married life

Belagere has been married twice. His first wife is Lalitha and the second wife is Yashomati, who was his colleague at

office. His first wife has three children namely Chethana Belagere (daughter), Bhavana Belagere (daughter) and Karna (son). His second wife Yashomati has a son named Himavanth. He was an ardent fan of

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and he said he was attracted to leftist ideology and he had no political leanings.

Career

Belagere started his career as a lecturer of history, working as a lecturer of history in

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and

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before heading to

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in 1984. After coming to

, he started his own newspaper

on September 25, 1995 along with R. T. Vittalamurthy, Ra. Somanath, Jogi and I. H. Sangam Dev which he published from his Padmanabhanagar office in

. The columns like ''Love Lavike'', ''Bottom Item'' and ''Khaas Baat'' apart from ''Papigala Lokadalli'' which was about the underworld, created many admirers and his paper was the largest circulated newspaper over the five years. After this success, he started a magazine

which focused on difficulties and troubles of young people. Later, he produced several TV programs and acted in some movies.

Literary works

Media works

* He was the producer and narrator of the crime investigation show Crime Diary which aired on

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and he has also given his voice for the movie

Deadly Soma ''Deadly Soma'' is a 2005 Kannada biographical crime film written and directed by Ravi Srivatsa. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars Aditya (Kannada actor), Aditya as the protago ...

* He hosted a TV program Endhu Mareyada Haadu, ''Break fast'' which aired on Janashri TV * He has acted in movies like

Ganda Hendathi ''Ganda Hendathi'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language erotic thriller film, directed by Ravi Shrivatsa and produced by Shailendra Babu. The film stars newcomers Vishal Hegde, Sanjjanaa and Thilak Shekar. The film is a remake of Hindi hit fil ...

Madesha Madesha is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action-thriller film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Sonu Bhatia. It was directed by Ravi Srivathsa and produced by B. M. Govardhan Murthy. The movie released in August. Audio was launched on 24 Jun 2008. ...

and Vaarasdhara and also he has played the role of a judge in ''Muktha Muktha'' serial * He has also produced a TV programs such as ''Night Beat Crime'', ''Heli Hogu Karana'' which is based on his own novel on Suvarna TV * He has also conducted a radio program ''Bel Belagge Ravi Belagere on'' Akashvani. *He was a participant in

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seventh season.

Awards and honours

Controversies

* ''Controversial article on actress Rupini'' He wrote a controversial article on

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which invited a huge criticism. * ''Movie on HDK and Radhika'' He tried directing the movie ''Mukhyamantri I Love You'' which was based on the love story of

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and actress

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. But the movie didn't hit the screen as

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brought the stay on the movie release. * ''Spat with Prathap Simha and criticisim of Vijaya Karnataka'' In December 2010, he made a derogatory comment on

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at the time when

was a writer at

Vijaya Karnataka ''Vijaya Karnataka'' is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It wa ...

and it led to the resignation of

, then the editor-in-chief

Vishweshwar Bhat Vishweshwar Bhat is a journalist in Karnataka, India and a well known writer in Kannada language. He was the editor of ''Vijaya Karnataka'' and Kannada Prabha newspapers and the television channel Suvarna News. He started a media house in Karnata ...

, P. Thayagaraj and several others. After that,

hits back to Ravi Belagere on his website and the spat between the two continued for a while. *''Extra-marital relationships'' A magazine named ''Duniya'' printed an alleged love letter written by Ravi Belagere to a 22-year-old girl begging for love. Also, the magazine had an article saying that it had received many such cases. *''Copyright issues'' He had a spat with the producers of the movies such as

Bheema Theeradalli Bheema Theeradalli is a 2012 Kannada biopic action film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced-shot by cinematographer Anaji Nagaraj. The film stars Duniya Vijay and Pranitha Subhash. Controversial Excise minister in the State Cabinet of Kar ...

and Om(Kannada film) over alleged copyright infringement of his works.

Death

Ravi died at 2:30 AM on 13 November 2020 due to heart attack in Bangalore. He was 62.

References

External links

Official website
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Official YouTube ChannelNamma Nammalli : Vijayavani newspaper articles by Ravi Belagere
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belagere, Ravi 1958 births 2020 deaths Indian editors Writers from Bangalore Kannada-language journalists Journalists from Karnataka 20th-century Indian journalists Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2008