Kalanidhi Maran Net Worth is$2 Billion
Profession: Entrepreneur, Film Producer
Date of Birth: 1964
Country: India
Date of Birth: 1964
Country: India
Kalanidhi Maran is the managing Director and Chairman of the Asian TV network, Sun Network and has a net worth of $2 billion. Kalanidhi Maran earned his net worth through his TV, Radio, Newspapers, airlines and other business ventures. He was born in Tamilnadu, India and has been listed as the highest paid businessman in India.
Kalanithi Maran (Tamil: ??????? ?????) is an Indian media baron who is the chairman and MD of Sun Group, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.
In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India. While his television channels and newspapers are primarliy concentrated in South India, his FM radio stations, DTH service and Airlines are spread across the country.
He is the son of the Former Union Minister of commerce Murasoli Maran and the brother of India's former textile minister Dayanidhi Maran. His father's mother is the sister of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. He married Kaveri, a native of Coorg, (Karnataka) in 1991 and has a daughter named Kaviya (Born 1992). His wife is the Joint Managing Director of Sun network. He proved to be successful in spite of his father's political rivals ruling the state for most of the period since he entered the media business. He also emerged as No. 1 in neighboring states where his competitors include politicians and business men from those states.
In May 2007 followers of Karunanidhi's son M K Azhagiri attacked Maran's newspaper office after a survey in the newspaper claimed people prefer M K Stalin over Azhagiri. Later in Dec 2008 it was claimed that dispute between Maran and Karunanidhi Families was resolved. However in 2010, a criminal case against Kalanithi Maran was filed by Azhagiri owned Cable TV distrubiton company Jak communications.
In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India. While his television channels and newspapers are primarliy concentrated in South India, his FM radio stations, DTH service and Airlines are spread across the country.
He is the son of the Former Union Minister of commerce Murasoli Maran and the brother of India's former textile minister Dayanidhi Maran. His father's mother is the sister of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. He married Kaveri, a native of Coorg, (Karnataka) in 1991 and has a daughter named Kaviya (Born 1992). His wife is the Joint Managing Director of Sun network. He proved to be successful in spite of his father's political rivals ruling the state for most of the period since he entered the media business. He also emerged as No. 1 in neighboring states where his competitors include politicians and business men from those states.
In May 2007 followers of Karunanidhi's son M K Azhagiri attacked Maran's newspaper office after a survey in the newspaper claimed people prefer M K Stalin over Azhagiri. Later in Dec 2008 it was claimed that dispute between Maran and Karunanidhi Families was resolved. However in 2010, a criminal case against Kalanithi Maran was filed by Azhagiri owned Cable TV distrubiton company Jak communications.
