Sun Group
The Sun Group is the biggest media house in Tamil Nadu and one of the largest media conglomerates in India. The Group boasts 33 TV channels across South India, one of the largest DTH service providers, 67 FM radio stations, 3 daily newspapers and numerous other publications. Sun Group also owns one of the cricketing teams – Sunrisers Hyderabad – in the Indian Premier League Franchisee Cricket competition played once every year during the Indian summer months. The Group is based in Chennai and also has a Direct-to-Home service – a distribution service called Sun Direct, which counts more than 16 million subscribers. Sun Pictures, the film division of Sun TV Network is engaged in film production, distribution and acquisition.
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Private Limited
Business Sectors
Publishing; Radio and TV Broadcasting; Sports; Airline;
Individual Owner
Kavery Kalanithi
Kavery Kalanithi is the wife of Kalanithi Maran and the Executive Director of Sun TV Network Ltd. She is also the Director of Kungumam Publications Private Limited, Kungumam Nithiyagam Private Limited and Kal Investments (Madras) Private Limited
Other Print Outlets
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Media Business
TV Distribution
Sun Direct
Movie Production Distribution
Sun Pictures
Publishing
Kal Publications Private Limited
Kungumam Publications Private Limited
TV Broadcasting
Sun TV Network Ltd
Radio Broadcasting
Kal Radio Limited
South Asia FM Limited
Business
Airline
Kal Airways Private Limited
Sports
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Financial services
Kungumam Nithiyagam Private Limited
Kal Investments (Madras) Private Limited
Kal Holdings Private Limited
Trade and wholesale
Kal Comm Private Limited
SpiceJet Limited
Sports and recreation
Udaya FM Private Limited
Beverages
Sol Ventures Private Limited
Splendid Fine Foods Private Limited
Wholesale of agricultural material
Tan Business Ventures Private Limited
Tan Retail Ventures Private Limited
General Information
Founding Year
1993
Affiliated Interests Founder
is the Chairman of Kal Publications Private Limited, the publisher of Dinakaran newspaper and a part of Sun Group. He is also the Chairman of Sun Group and Executive Chairman of Sun TV Network Ltd. Kalanithi Maran is a Commerce Graduate from the University of Madras, and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Maran is the son of Murasoli Maran, the former Union Minister and a Dravida Munettra Kazhagam (DMK) party leader. Murasoli Maran, in turn, is the nephew of Muthuvel Karunanidhi, the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
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Contact
Murasoli Maran Towers, 73, MRC Nagar Main Road,
MRC Nagar, Chennai - 600 028.
Tel.: 044 – 44676767
Website: www.sun.in
Tax/ ID Number
CIN:U22121TN2005PTC057756
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Management
Executive Board
Executive Chairman, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Kungumam Publications Private Limited, Kungumam Nithiyagam Private Limited, Kal Investments (Madras) Private Limited
Executive Director, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Kungumam Publications Private Limited, Kungumam Nithiyagam Private Limited, Kal Investments (Madras) Private Limited
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Kal Publications Private Limited, Kal Comm Private Limited, Kal Airways Private Limited, Kal Holdings Private Limited, Kal Radio Limited, Udaya FM Private Limited
Director, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Kungumam Publications Private Limited, Udaya FM Private Limited
Non-Executive Board
Independent Director, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Kal Airways Private Limited, Kal Radio Limited, South Asia FM Limited
Independent Director, Sun TV Network Limited
Independent Director, Sun TV Network Limited, Director, Sol Ventures Private Limited, Splendid Fine Foods Private Limited, Tan Business Ventures Private Limited, Tan Retail Ventures Private Limited, Kal Radio Limited, South Asia FM Limited
Independent Director, Sun TV Network Limited
Further Information
Meta Data
Kal Publications Private Limited, the publisher of Dinakaran, the Tamil news daily is a part of Sun Group. While Sun Group represents a group of companies, Sun TV Network Limited is the clearly the most prominent of the companies in the group. While studying the ownership of Dinakaran, it was clear that it was wholly held by Kalanithi Maran and his wife, Kavery Kalanithi (95.35% and 4.65% respectively). However, the Sun Group is presented as the owner here, as it is the ultimate owner of the daily newspaper. The company has been written to, through email on 18th March 2019 and by courier on 22nd March 2019, seeking information and verification of data. There has been no response from the Company.
