Kavya Maran: Career, Net Worth, Salary and the Business Behind Sunrisers Hyderabad

Who She Is and How She Got Here
Her father founded the Sun Group, whose Sun TV Network runs Tamil television’s biggest channel along with around 37 channels, the Sun NXT streaming app, and radio including Red FM. Her mother is Kaveri Kalanithi, who also holds an executive role at Sun TV. Her grandfather was the late DMK politician Murasoli Maran, so she comes from a family that mixes media and politics.

She began at Sun TV, reportedly working on the radio and music side, before moving into cricket. In 2018 she became CEO of Sunrisers Hyderabad at the age of 26. A 2026 profile says she joined Sun TV Network as an executive director in 2019, although a board announcement about her induction was archived in 2024. Sources disagree on the exact date, so check the company’s filings if you quote one. Her first real national moment came at IPL auctions, where the camera kept cutting to her reactions. In December 2025 it happened again when SRH outbid Lucknow Super Giants for Liam Livingstone at ₹13 crore. Reports also said her bidding forced Chennai Super Kings to pay more for two uncapped players. Whether that was deliberate tactics or ordinary bidding is a matter of opinion, but it did put her in the headlines for what looked like business sense and not just expressions.

What She Actually Runs
SRH is only one piece. Under her the Sun Group’s cricket interests now include Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa’s SA20 and, since the group’s purchase of Northern Superchargers in England’s The Hundred, a team renamed Sunrisers Leeds. That purchase drew criticism in 2026 after the team signed Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed at The Hundred auction. The IPL side has had uneven results. SRH won the title once, in 2016. In 2026 they finished third in the league stage and reached the Eliminator, with Heinrich Klaasen the top run scorer on 624 and Eshan Malinga leading the wicket takers on 20. Pat Cummins was captain, Daniel Vettori the coach, and Ishan Kishan captained the first seven matches. 

What the Team And Sun Network Is Worth 
The Hurun India Most Valuable Sports Teams 2026 report ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad fourth in the IPL, valuing the franchise at ₹17,500 to ₹18,400 crore. That sits below Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, and above Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hurun valuations are estimates, not sale prices.The Company Behind Her: Sun TV’s Numbers. This is where the money is. Sun TV Network is a listed company, so its figures are public.

What Does Kavya Maran Earn?
Nobody outside the company knows. As an executive director of a listed company, her pay might be disclosed in Sun TV’s annual report in the managerial remuneration section. That is the only reliable place to look, and it is a good thing to link to if you write this up. Net worth is similar. Articles repeat figures like ₹400 to 500 crore, with ₹409 crore the most common, and one source gave ₹440 crore for 2025. None showed how they were calculated. Her father’s wealth is better documented: the Hurun India Rich List 2026 put Kalanithi Maran at ₹24,600 crore, and Forbes estimated about $3 billion in 2025. Her own wealth is tied to family holdings and trusts, so any single number is a guess.

Personal Life
Business Today reported on 17 October 2026 that she is set to marry composer Anirudh Ravichander in November, a story that has circulated since earlier in the year. We could see the news all around about the invitation given to CM Joseph Vijay, M.K.Stalin and few others.