Kaviya Maran
Kaviya Kalanithi Maran is an Indian businesswoman, co-owner and head of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Eastern Cape in SA20 League, Sunrisers Leeds in The Hundred, and Executive Director of Sun TV Network Limited. She is the daughter of Kalanithi Maran, the chairman and founder of the Sun Group.
Early life and education
Kaviya graduated with a B.Com from Stella Maris College, Chennai and did her MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, New York.Career
Post her higher education, she returned to Chennai and joined the Sun Group, the conglomerate founded by her father, Kalanithi Maran, which is one of the largest media networks in Asia. She is the Executive Director of Sun TV Network Limited. She is the Head of the Group’s growing presence in professional sports, which includes three cricket teams. SunRisers Hyderabad, in the Indian Premier League, won the championship in 2016 and was runners-up in 2018 and 2024. SunRisers Eastern Cape, in the South Africa T20 League, have established themselves as one of the most consistent teams in franchise cricket. They won the championship in the inaugural season in 2023 and successfully defended the title in 2024, finished runners-up in 2025, and went on to win the trophy again in 2026. In doing so, the team reached the final four consecutive times, a rare achievement in franchise cricket history.Sun Group has recently acquired a cricket team in UK’s The Hundred League.
Awards
In January, 2024, Kaviya was awarded the Face and Force Behind Sunrisers Hyderabad' at the Devi Awards, in recognition of her contributions to the franchise.Kaviya is the youngest businesswoman to be featured on India Today’s prestigious ‘100 Women Achievers of India’ List of 2023.
In 2025, she was featured on The Hollywood Reporter India’s “Women in Entertainment Power List”.
That same year, she was ranked #46 on Fortune India’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” list.
Kaviya was also honoured by GQ Magazine as on the of "35 Most Influential Young Indians of 2025"