Sun TV promoters Kalanithi Maran, wife Kavery India's highest-paid executives in FY20
The couple took home Rs 175 crore (in FY20), earning around Rs 87.50 crore each. A break up of the (Rs 87.50 crore) amount includes a salary of Rs 13.87 crore and Rs 73.63 crore ex-gratia/bonus each of them (Kalanithi and Kaveri) received in FY20

- Aug 26, 2020,
- Updated Aug 26, 2020 3:08 PM IST
Sun TV Network's promoters Kalanithi Maran and his wife Kavery Kalanithi Maran were corporate India's highest-paid executives in FY20. Where Kalanithi Maran is promoter-chairman of the Chennai-headquartered company, Kavery Kalanithi is its executive director. The couple took home Rs 175 crore (in FY20), earning around Rs 87.50 crore each.
A break up of the (Rs 87.50 crore) amount includes a salary of Rs 13.87 crore and Rs 73.63 crore ex-gratia/bonus each of them (Kalanithi and Kaveri) received in FY20, according to Sun TV's annual report.
The remuneration earned by the couple makes them the highest-paid executives in the country. The owners also decided to not take a salary hike and keep their remuneration at the current level three years ago, which means they earned the same salary in FY18 and FY19.
Sun TV Network's promoters Kalanithi Maran and his wife Kavery Kalanithi Maran were corporate India's highest-paid executives in FY20. Where Kalanithi Maran is promoter-chairman of the Chennai-headquartered company, Kavery Kalanithi is its executive director. The couple took home Rs 175 crore (in FY20), earning around Rs 87.50 crore each.
A break up of the (Rs 87.50 crore) amount includes a salary of Rs 13.87 crore and Rs 73.63 crore ex-gratia/bonus each of them (Kalanithi and Kaveri) received in FY20, according to Sun TV's annual report.
The remuneration earned by the couple makes them the highest-paid executives in the country. The owners also decided to not take a salary hike and keep their remuneration at the current level three years ago, which means they earned the same salary in FY18 and FY19.