[1] Pereira completed a post-graduate degree in English literature from Annamalai University in 1976, before moving on to work in management roles in television channels including Vijay TV and Win TV in the 1990s and 2000s.

[5] He made a breakthrough as an actor in the mid 2014, winning acclaim for his portrayal of a zamindar and the heroine's father in Prabhu Solomon's romantic drama Kayal (2014).

[8] After seeing Pereira welcoming guests on stage, Solomon's team contacted him and enquired about his interest in acting.

[8] For his role in Kayal, Pereira shot scenes at a village near Usilampatti and worked for over twenty days.

[7] The success of Kayal enabled Pereira to get further opportunities including the films Dharma Durai (2016) and Ayogya (2019).