Portrait of Kalanithi Maran

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Kalanithi Maran

Net worth $2.2B

Media · India

Born
Jul 24, 1965
Age
60
Source
Media
Residence
Chennai
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
1
Education
Master of Business Administration, University of Scranton

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Politician's son Kalanithi Maran dabbled in his family's modest publishing business before launching Sun TV Network in 1993.
  • Sun is now a regional television heavyweight with 37 channels reaching more than 140 million households in India.
  • In June 2024 it launched a Hindi entertainment channel called Sun Neo.
  • Maran's other interests include newspapers, radio and direct-to-home television.
  • His wife, Kavery, is an executive director at Sun TV Network and oversees content.
  • Maran and his brother Dayanidhi, a former telecom minister, were embroiled in a telecom corruption case but were cleared of all charges.
  • Sun owns Sunrisers Hyderabad, an Indian Premier League cricket team.
  • In August 2025 Sun TV Network said that the legal notice served in June by his younger brother Dayanidhi, alleging share transfer disputes in 2003, was withdrawn.

Financial assets

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