Sun TV's Kalanithi Maran, wife took home Rs 175 cr pay in 2019-20: Reports
The couple are reportedly the highest paid executives in the country.
Sun TV's promoters Kalanithi Maran and his wife Kavery Kalanithi Maran are the highest paid executives in the country in 2019-20, according to media reports. The couple took Rs 175 crore in 2019-20. The couple are reportedly the highest paid executives in the country.
Kalanithi Maran is the executive chairman of Sun TV, while his wife Kavery Kalanithi is the executive director. The couple reportedly took home Rs 87.50 crore each-- Rs 13.87 crore as salary and Rs 73.63 crore as ex-gratia/ bonus each in 2019-20, say reports.
The other highest paid executives of Sun TV are its Managing Director R Mahesh Kumar who took Rs 1.78 crore, including salary of Rs 1.16 crore and Rs 0.62 crore as ex-gratia/ bonus, followed by Maran's daughter and company's executive director Kaviya Kalanithi Maran, who took Rs 1.22 crore, including a salary of Rs 0.80 crore and Rs 0.42 crore as ex-gratia/ bonus.
Sun TV's standalone total income was Rs 3,653.35 crore in 2019-20 as against Rs 3,883.22 crore. Profit before tax was Rs 1,797.88 crore as against Rs 2,135.94 crore.
