She is the daughter of businessman Kalanithi Maran, who is the found of SUN TV group. The same group owns the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise in IPL. (Source: Twitter
When she first featured at the IPL auction some years back, she was called the 'mystery girl' as not many knew about her. (Source: Twitter)
Since being discovered at SRH matches, Kaviya has been a fan favourite. She is not on social media but yet created a buzz merely with her presence. (Source: Twitter)
She might not be a huge star, but she did overshadow the presence of Shah Rukh Khan's Aryan and Suhana Khan who were also present on both of the days of the auction in 2022 and 2023 season. (Source: Twitter)
Kaviya Maran's Sun Group are the owners of Sunrisers Eastern Cape franchise in SA20 League. Eastern Cape have entered the inaugural SA20 final to face Pretoria Capitals. (Photo: BCCI/IPL)
Reliance Industries Limited (Mumbai Indians owner), Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (Chennai Super Kings owner), Royals Sports Group (Rajasthan Royals owner), JSW Sports (Delhi Capitals co-owner), RPSG Sports Private Limited (Lucknow Super Giants owner) and Sun TV Network Limited (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner) won the bids for the six franchises. Kaviya Maran is daughter of Kalanidhi Maran, owner of Sun TV Group. (Source: BCCI/IPL)