Kalanithi Maran
Chennai, India
Master of Business Administration, University of Scranton
India
media, Self Made
$2,600,000,000
804
#804 Billionaires 2019
#36 India's Richest 2018
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 33 channels reaching 95 million households in India. Sun's reach also extends to the south Indian diaspora in 27 countries around the world. Maran's other interests include FM radio, newspapers and direct-to-home television.Maran, who sold his budget airline Spicejet in 2015, has taken the new owner to court for an alleged breach of their agreement.
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.
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