Kalanithi Maran (born 24 July 1964) is a prominent Indian media baron and the founder-chairman of Sun Group, one of India’s largest media conglomerates. Based in Chennai, he has built a vast business
Maran-owned KAL Airways had moved apex court seeking to challenge Delhi High Court’s order that had dismissed claim for damages against SpiceJet over a share transfer dispute.
Kalanithi Maran is a leading Indian entrepreneur and media mogul, best known as the founder and chairman of the Sun Group, which operates television channels, radio stations, newspapers, and more.
Sun Group is one of India’s largest media conglomerates, launched by Kalanithi Maran in the early 1990s. It owns Sun TV, multiple regional channels, Red FM, Suryan FM, Dinakaran newspaper, and Sun Pictures, among others.
Yes, he acquired a major stake in SpiceJet in 2010 and managed the airline for a few years before exiting the venture in 2015, selling it back to the original promoter.