Girish Mathrubootham is the founder and CEO of Freshworks, whose company has just filed its initial documents for a $100 million IPO in the US. Another unmissable hat that Mathrubootham wears is that of a 'hard-core' Rajinikanth fan.

In his S1 filing, Trichy-born Girish Mathrubootham has dedicated a significant number of lines to actor Rajini, thanking Rajini and it reads,

"The code name for our IPO was Project SuperStar, named after the most successful movie star from Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth. I want to express my love and gratitude to him for being my maanaseega guru.

 

There is no comparable English word to express what this means. It is a mentor; a role model that lives in your mind, from whom you learn a lot by watching from afar.

 

SuperStar is a man who is loved and worshipped by millions of fans globally. He is immensely successful yet humble and down to earth. Thank you, Thalaivaa!​"

Girish founded his start-up in Chennai as Freshdesk and the company makes cloud software for customer engagement. He moved to the US in mid-2019 growing his $100 million company's worth to $300 million in the next 14 months. 

While in Chennai, the entrepreneur used to book entire cinema halls for his employees whenever there was a Rajinikanth movie release and he has done it for movies like Kochadaiiyaan, Lingaa and Kabali.