After completing his education, he started his career as a block designer and publicity agent. In 1959, he joined as a lecturer in economics in
Panchayat College, Bargarh which he quit in 1966. Then, he joined Tapang Light Foundry, Nayagarh as a Works Manager. For so many years he worked as the Principal of Larambha College, Larambha.
Film career He started his career as an actor in the sixties. He left service and became a freelance film actor from September 1966 to September 1968 to learn the technique of film-making. After that, he was principal at the young age of 34 in
Larambha College,
Bargarh. Pujari was nominated by the State
Govt. of Odisha as member of the
Orissa Sangeeta Natak Academy, Member of the Board of Director of Film Development Corporation of Odisha,
Cuttack. He retired as a principal of Sangeet Nataka college,
Bhubaneswar. Pujari became very interested in drama and other performing arts during his time as a student. At that time the Oriya film industry was not as developed as it is today, producing no more than one film each year. At that time he was offered a role in film
Laxmi puja. At one point Pujari was the star of the Oriya film industry. He has acted in about 40 films, as well as some television serials. He has also directed a few Oriya films, including
Tapoi and
Ashanta Graha. The
Government of Odisha conferred upon him the "Jayadev Award of 1985" for his significant contribution to Oriya Film Industry. He was also honored with first Hemant Das Kala Samman Award, Kadambini Samman Awards for 2010 & Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award for the year 2007. Now he occasionally acts in films and television
soap operas. He also played a negative role in the International award-winning movie called
Bhukha in (1989). ==Personal life and death==