| Kalanithi Maran was raised in a politically influential family. |
| He established the monthly Tamil video magazine, Poomaalai, in 1990. |
| In 1992, Kalanithi Maran founded Sun Group, a prominent media company. |
| Kalanithi Maran participated in a round-table discussion with then-US President Bill Clinton during his visit to India in March 2000. |
| With an investment of USD 86,000, he founded Sun TV on April 14, 1993. |
| On April 24, 2006, Sun TV was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. |
| Sun Network was an early licensee for satellite broadcasting. |
| Sun TV, the primary channel, expanded to offer around 35 channels in six different languages. |
| The Sun Group diversified into radio, publishing, film production, sports, and digital streaming services. |
| Sun Direct, the DTH company, was launched in 2007. |
| In 2010, Kalanithi Maran became the 17th richest Indian with a net worth of USD 4 billion. |
| Kalanithi Maran held a significant stake in SpiceJet and was its chairman between 2010 and 2015. |
| For the fiscal year 2011–2012, he and his wife were ranked the second-highest-paid Indian executives. |
| He was recognized as the Television King of Southern India by Forbes. |
| Kalanithi Maran is a co-owner of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad. |
| In September 2023, he gifted Rajinikanth a BMW X7 to celebrate the success of the film 'Jailer'. |
| On September 10, 2023, Kalanithi Maran felicitated over 300 individuals with gold coins to honor their contributions to the film 'Jailer'. |
