Actors Century Gowda and Gaddappa of 'Thithi' fame acting in an item song in 'Panta' has attracted a lot of flak from the social media. Many people have criticised S Narayan for using the veterans in a bad taste.

However, S Narayan has said that she had to shoot the song because of the insistence from the producer. 'Personally, I don't feel the song was necessary. However, our producer Subramaniam wanted the song. So, I had to postpone the release in February and shot the song' said S Narayan during the press meet held in Bangalore on Saturday.

'Panta' is all set to release on the 23rd of this month. The film stars Anup Revanna, Ravi Kale, Karisubbu and others in prominent roles. S Narayan apart from directing the film has composed the songs for the film also. Mathew Rajan is in charge of cinematography.