Ravi Belagere (15 March 1958 – 13 November 2020) was an Indian writer and journalist based in Bangalore, Karnataka.
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.
(History) Paapigala Lokadalli Part-1 Paapigala Lokadalli Part-2 Khasabath 1997 (Biography) Khasabath 1998 (Biography) Maatagaathi (Novel) Mysore Serial Killer Raveendra (Murder mystery) Himalayan Blunder (Translation) 17 Day war in Kargil (War Story) Sarpa Sambandha (Novel) Sanjaya (Biography) Timepass (Translation) Bheema Theerada Hanthakaru (Gangster History) Keli (Collection of Articles) Paapada Hoovu Phoolan (Biography) Bottom Item Part 1 (Collection of Articles) Indireya Maga Sanjaya (Life Story) Raja Rahasya (Translation) Gandhi Hathye & Godse (Life Story) Nee hinga nodabyada Nanna (Novel) Khasabath 1999 (Life Story) Khasabath 2000 (Life Story) Bottom Item Part 2 (Collection of Articles) Black Friday (Translation) Paapigala Lokadalli (Crime) Hanthaki I Love You (Translation) Baba Bedroom Hathyakaanda (Investigation) Khasabath 2001 (Life Story) Reshme Rumalu (Translation) Manase (Audio CD) Chalam (Biography) Dangeya Dinagalu (Translation of "The Devil's Wind" by Manohar Malgonkar) D company (Crime) Avanobbanidda Godse (History) Major Sandeep Hathye (War) Lavalavike Part 3 Bottom Item Part 4 (Collection of Articles) First Half Anil Lad Matthu Nalavattu Kallaru (Novel) Lavalavike Part 4 Khasabath 2003 (Life Story) Khasabath 2004 (Life Story) Bottom Item Part 6 (Collection of Articles) Udugore (Selected Writings) Himagni (Novel) Olave (Audio CD) Amma Sikkidlu (Novel) Kalpana Vilasa (Biography) Khasabath 2005 (Life Story) RangaVilasa Bangaleya Kolegalu (Crime) Idu Jeeva, Iduve Jeevana (Biography) Pramod Mahajan Hathye (Translation) Bottom Item Part 7 (Collection of Articles) Bottom Item Part 8 (Collection of Articles) Samadhana Khasabath 2006 (Life Story) Raj, Leela Vinod (Biography) idli vada deadly murder (crime ) [citation needed] Pa. Vem.
Helida Kathe (Collection Of stories) –1997 [citation needed] In December 2017, Ravi Belagere was accused of contracting the killing of his former colleague and journalist Sunil Heggaravalli.
It was alleged that he had paid Rs 15,000 as advance to the contract killers and also provided them with a country-made gun to kill his fellow journalist.
[11] He had a spat with the producers of the movies such as Bheema Theeradalli and Om(Kannada film) over alleged copyright infringement of his works.
[citation needed] Ravi died at 2:30 AM on 13 November 2020 due to heart attack in Bangalore.