Kalanithi Maran is an Indian media baron who is the chairman and founder of the Sun Group. He owns television channels, newspapers, weeklies, FM radio stations, DTH services, a cricket team, and a movie production house. He also held a major share in the Indian airline Spice Jet from 2010 to 2015. He has produced movies like Petta (2019), Kanchana 3 (2019), Annaatthe (2021), Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) and Beast (2022).