Sunny Leone recently criticized the media for using the term ‘objectification’ when discussing item songs in films. She claimed that reporters are the ones who use this term to describe these popular tracks, which attract many viewers. She made these comments with Manorama while promoting her upcoming Tamil film ‘Petta Rap’ in Kochi, Kerala.”The only ones who are using the term ‘objectification’ are the media.Thousands of people come to theatres to watch movies because of these songs. That is not objectification, it is providing entertainment and we are here to provide that to the audience.” she stated.Talking about her projects, Leone has worked on several item songs across various languages, which includes ‘Baby Doll’ from ‘Ragini MMS 2’ (2014), ‘Paani Wala Dance’ from ‘Kuch Kuch Locha Hai’ (2015), ‘Piya More’ from ‘Baadshaho’ (2017), ‘Trippy Trippy’ from ‘Bhoomi’ (2017), ‘Moha Mundiri’ from ‘Madhuraraja’ (2019), ‘Pink Lips’ from ‘Hate Story 2’ (2014), ‘Deo Deo’ from ‘PSV Garuda Vega’ (2017), and ‘Laila’ from ‘Shootout At Wadala’ (2013). She also appeared in the item song ‘Laila Main Laila’ from ‘Raees’.Directed by SJ Sinu, known for Theru and Djibouti, ‘Petta Rap’ stars Prabhudheva, Vedhika, Vivek Prasanna, Bagavathi Perumal, and Ramesh Thilak. The film, a musical action comedy, is named after the song ‘Petta Rap’ from ‘Kadhalan’ (1994), with the original composed by AR Rahman. The movie’s cinematography is by Jithu Damodar, editing by Nishad Yusuf, and music by D Imman. The film is slated to hit the cinemas on September 27.
