The richest film producer in India is from Chennai
| Film Producer | City |
| Kalanithi Maran | Chennai |
| Bhushan Kumar | Mumbai |
| Aditya Chopra | Mumbai |
| Ronnie Screwvala | Mumbai |
| Karan Johar | Mumbai |
Kalanithi Maran
60-year-old Kalanithi Maran is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is one of the richest and most influential people in the southern states of India. Kalanithi Maran is a media and entertainment business tycoon. He founded his entertainment and media company called ‘Sun Group’. Sun Group is one of the biggest entertainment and media companies in India.
Kalanithi Maran owns several TV entertainment and media channels. He also owns several FM radios, a newspaper, and several other media portals. Kalanithi Maran is also the owner of IPL cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad and South Africa T20 Cricket team Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
Kalanithi Maran is most popularly known for producing several big films. His film production company ‘Sun Pictures’ is a renowned film production company in India. Under ‘Sun Pictures’, Kalanithi Maran has produced several blockbuster films such as Enthiran, Sarkar, Beast, J, Raayan, and Coolie. Kalanithi Maran’s last produced film ‘J’ is one of the highest-grossing Tamil films ever. The film grossed over 500 crores globally. J featured Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth in the lead. Kalanithi Maran’s next produced film ‘Coolie’ too features Rajinikanth in the lead. Coolie is predicted to emerge as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2025.
Kalanithi Maran is the richest film producer in India with an estimated net worth of over 30,000 crores. He is one of the richest people in India.
Bhushan Kumar
Bhushan Kumar is one of the biggest names in India. He is the CEO and managing director of T-Series.
T-Series is one of the biggest film production companies in India. T-Series is a renowned music label company that was started by Bhushan Kumar’s father Gulshan Kumar. Later, Bhushan Kumar transformed T-Series into one of the biggest and most successful Hindi film production companies.
Bhushan Kumar has produced several blockbuster films such as Animal, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Drishyam 2, Tanhaji, Saaho, Bharat, De De Pyaar De, Airlift, Baby, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, and many more.
Besides Hindi films, Bhushan Kumar under his production company ‘T-Series’ is now producing Telugu films as well.
A few years ago, Bhushan Kumar produced the Telugu films Saaho and Adipursh starring Prabhas in the lead roles. Despite receiving mixed reviews, Saaho performed well at the box office. Adipursh attracted a lot of negativity and received highly negative reviews.
With an estimated net worth of over 10,000 crores, Bhushan Kumar is one of the most influential people in Bollywood. His upcoming produced films are ‘Spirit’ starring Prabhas in the lead role and ‘Animal Park’ starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. Both films will be directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is the biggest and most influential person in the entertainment and Indian film industry. He owns the film production, film direction, and film distribution company ‘Yash Raj Films’. Aditya Chopra has an estimated net worth of over 12000 crores making him one of the richest people in the Indian film industry.
Aditya Chopra is the managing director and chairperson of Yash Raj Films. Yash Raj Films was founded by Aditya’s father Yash Chopra. Yash Chopra was one of the biggest and most successful directors. Today, Yash Raj Films has offices in Mumbai, Dubai, London and New York. Yash Raj Films also has a YRF studio of over 12 acres in Mumbai.
Aditya Chopra under his company Yash Raj Films has produced and directed several films. Most of their films have received widespread critical acclaim and global popularity in foreign countries. Aditya Chopra has directed and produced several award-winning and high-grossing films.
Aditya Chopra is also the founder of India’s biggest film franchise ‘YRF Universe’. Aditya Chopra has produced films like ETT, TZH, W1, T3, and Pathaan. The Dhoom film franchise is also owned by Aditya Chopra.
Aditya Chopra has several big films in the pipeline. All of his upcoming films are predicted to emerge as the highest-grossing Indian films ever.
Ronnie Screwvala
Ronnie Screwvala is an entrepreneur, business tycoon, investor, startup founder, and film producer. With an estimated net worth of over 15,000 crores, Ronnie Screwvala is one of the most influential people in Bollywood.
Esquire named Ronnie Screwvala on the list of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century. In 2008, Time Magazine named Ronnie Screwvala among the 100 most influential people in the world in Time 100.
Ronnie Screwvala owns several entertainment companies. In India, his company has partnered with News Corp, Bloomberg, The Walt Disney Company, and 20th Century Fox. Ronnie Screwvala is a renowned investor. He has invested in several startup companies and businesses. Ronnie Screwvala himself has founded an education startup that is valued at billions.
Ronnie Screwvala is also passionate about films. His film production company ‘RSVP Movies’ has produced several films and television shows. To name a few, Ronnie Screwvala has produced films like Sam Bhadur, URI, Mission Majnu, Chennai Express, Pihu, Kedarnath, Karwaan, Delly Belly, Kai Poh Che, Rowdy Rathore, Rang De Basanti, Fashion, Oye Lucky Oye Lucky, A Wednesday and many more.
Karan Johar
Karan Johar needs no introduction. He is a film director, producer, actor, fashion designer, talk show host, reality show judge, anchor, fashion influencer, and many more such things.
Karan Johar is one of the biggest filmmakers in India. He is one of the most successful directors. All of his directed films have emerged as box office hits. He is a renowned producer who has produced iconic and award-winning films such as Shershaah, Brahmastra, Sooryavanshi, Good News, Kal Hoo Na Ho, Simmba, Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham, and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Karan Johar is the CEO and managing director of film production company ‘Dharma Productions’. It is one of the biggest production companies in India. Dharma Productions is known for producing films, digital web series, and web films.
With an estimated net worth of over 5,000 crores, Karan Johar is one of the richest people in Bollywood. But his production company Dharma Productions went through some issues in 2023 and 2024.
Earlier this year news broke out that the renowned and successful Hindi film production company Dharma Productions was facing loss due to consecutive failed movies. Later, Karan Johar’s friend and Indian billionaire Adar Poonawala invested over 1000 crores in Dharma Productions and bought a 50% stake in the company. Adar Poonawala is CEO of pharma company Serum Institute of India.