Kavya Maran’s marriage to Anirudh Ravichander brings spotlight on her Kodagu roots
Kavya Maran’s marriage to music composer Anirudh Ravichander has brought attention to her maternal roots in Kodagu, with her family tracing its ancestry to Kaikery village near Gonikoppal.
Gonikoppa: The marriage of Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO and co-owner Kavya Maran to renowned music composer Anirudh Ravichander has brought attention to her maternal roots in Kodagu district.
The couple tied the knot in an intimate destination wedding in Greece on November 11, 2026, in the presence of close family members and select guests. The celebrations, held over November 10 and 11, were attended by prominent personalities, including actor Rajinikanth, his wife Latha Rajinikanth and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Photographs and videos from the wedding have since attracted considerable attention on social media. A reception is scheduled to be held in Chennai on November 21.
While Kavya is widely recognised as the daughter of media entrepreneur and Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran, her maternal family traces its roots to Kodagu.
According to a report published by Coorg News, Kavya’s mother, Kavery Maran, hails from the Jammada family of Kaikery village, near Gonikoppal in Kodagu. She is the daughter of late Jammada A. Belliappa, also known as Bolli, and Neena.
Belliappa worked as an insurance executive in Chennai. Kavery reportedly met Kalanithi Maran at a friend's residence in Chennai, and the couple married in 1991. They have a daughter, Kavya.
The Maran family heads the Sun Group, one of India's prominent media and entertainment conglomerates. Its business interests include Sun TV Network, which operates 37 television channels across seven languages, Sun Direct DTH services, 69 FM radio stations, newspapers including Dinakaran and Tamil Murasu, six magazines and film production banner Sun Pictures.
The group also owns IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, South African T20 franchise Sunrisers Eastern Cape and England's Sunrisers Leeds, which competes in The Hundred.
Kavya, who serves as executive director of Sun TV Network, is also the CEO of Sunrisers Hyderabad and has become a familiar face at IPL matches and player auctions.
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