[2] It started airing on open network (Antenna) on 14 July 2002 at the time of "Majunu" Tamil movie premiering.

[4][5][6] Kalanithi Maran has been interested in television since his trip to the United States where he did an MBA at the University of Scranton in the mid-1980s.

[8][9][10] It started off with a four and a half hour programming per day on a time sharing agreement with ATN, India's first independent television channel, having rejected a proposal for an afternoon slot on Zee TV.

[7] Sun TV was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange on 24 April 2006 upon raising $133 million.

[14] It is the most viewed Tamil television channel in the world with syndicated broadcasts in several countries such as the United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Qatar, Hong Kong, Europe (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Ireland) and other countries.

On 9 December 2013, Sun TV made a false news report on the riot saying that the deceased was pushed out of the bus by the driver, as well as attacked by locals.

Lim Thuan Kuan, Singapore's High Commissioner to India, protest against the false report.

It was launched on 29 April 2007, making it Sun TV Network's first ever television channel for kids.