Bhubaneswar, May 12: Odia film actor Sarat Pujari died at his rented house here early Monday, his family aforesaid. He was 80.

The actor is survived by his wife, 2 daughters and 2 sons. His last rites would be control at the temple city of Puri, regarding fifty five km from Bhubaneswar, later within the day.

Pujari entered the Odia movie industry in 1958 whereas serving as a lecturer in a private school in western Odisha. He acted in regarding fifty films.

Some of the famous Odia films in which Pujari acted as a hero embrace “Tapoi”, “Asanta Graha”, “Astaraga” and “Sadhana”.