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Rajinikanth launches daughter Soundarya's voice-based social-media platform

Using Hoote, people can post 60-second voice notes instead of text

Film star Rajinikanth gestures to his fans in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)
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Film star Rajinikanth gestures to his fans in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Shine Jacob Chennai
On the day he received the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, superstar Rajinikanth launched "Hoote", a voice-based social media application, co-founded by his daughter Soundarya Vishagan.

“Hoote--a voice-based social media platform, from India for the world,” he tweeted on Monday. Using Hoote, people can post 60-second voice notes instead of text. The application comes from the firm Hoote Global Technologies, set up in March 2021. Its directors include Amtex Group CEO Sainath Pokala, Soundarya and her husband Vishagan.

A few days ago, Soundarya had mentioned that Freshworks founder-CEO Girish Mathrubootham is an advisor to her new venture. Mathrubootham is a big

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