P Obul Reddy, the founder of Nippo Batteries Ltd, was an industrialist, philanthropist and patron of the arts. He was 85 when he died, and is survived by two sons and three daughters.
Mr. Reddy, who was one of the first industrialists from the South to enter into the television business, was the proprietor of the firm that sold the popular Dyanora TV sets. He was also the former managing director and founder of Nippo Batteries, and was the managing director of Panasonic India.He founded Nippo batteries which was incorporated on 15 July 1972.