Kalanithi Maran is estimated to have a net worth of $3 Billion, placing him as the 77th richest individual in India. His achievements in the media industry have not only garnered him significant wealth but also widespread recognition and respect.
Biography and Profession of Kalanithi Maran
The founder and chairman of Sun Group (one of India's largest media conglomerates) Kalanithi Maran was born on 24 July 1964 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He did his schooling in Don Bosco, Chennai, and then graduated in commerce from Loyola College, Chennai. He did his MBA from the University of Scranton.
According to the current data, Kalanithi Maran 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) and also he held a major share in the Indian airline SpiceJet from 2010 to 2015.
Salary and Updated Net Worth of Kalanithi Maran
As of the 2023 data, Kalanithi Maran's net worth is around US$3 billion and with this net worth, he becomes the 77th richest business tycoon in the Indian business world. Maran and his wife Kavery were ranked the highest-paid business executives in the list of Indian executive pay charts with a package of ₹62 crore (US$7.4 million) each in 2014.
Maran and Kavery have a daughter named Kavya Maran, she is also an Indian businesswoman, co-owner and head of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in SA20 League, and Executive Director of Sun TV Network Limited