Kalanithi Maran
Kalanithi Maran | |
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| Born | 24 July 1964 |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai University of Scranton |
| Occupation | Media proprietor |
| Known for | Founder & Chairman of the Sun Group |
| Spouse | Kavery Maran |
| Children | Kavya Maran |
| Father | Murasoli Maran |
Kalanithi Maran (born 24 July 1964) is an Indian billionaire media proprietor. He is the chairman and founder of Sun Group, one of India's largest media conglomerates. He owns multiple television channels, newspapers, weeklies, FM radio stations, DTH services, a movie production house (Sun Pictures) and 2 cricket teams (Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa T20 League). He also held a major share in the Indian airline SpiceJet from 2010 to 2015.