[1] He is the director of Parie, a 2012 Kannada-language film with three Padma Shri awardees; M S Sathyu, Usha Uthup and Nemai Ghosh.

He started Success Films International, a production house with editor Vidyadhar Shetty.

Presented by Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota, the Kannada film Mrityorma directed by Sudheer Attavar bagged 4 awards including Best Film and Best Director at the closing ceremony award night of the Festival.

The film was nominated for awards in a total of 5 categories [9] Sudheer Attavar has spoken out against the negative reviews immediately after the release of a movie.

The director blamed the negative publicity for the failure of films at the box office.