Located in Chennai. K. V. Prasad commenced his mridangam training at the age of six from the Eranakulam Narayana Iyer. He had further training from Professor Parassala Ravi, Principal of the Palakkad Music College. He received advanced training from Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Murthy. K. V. Prasad is a versatile percussionist and also plays other instruments such as tabla, Western percussion, and congas. Shri Prasad has been a long time accompanist to M. S. Subbulakshmi late in her career. He has also been a favored accompanist to musicians such as Yesudos, Unnikrishnan, and A. Kanyakumari, among others. His mridangam playing is marked by soft and deft strokes with a clean handling of the instrument and unobtrusive accompaniment. He is widely traveled and has played in many international festivals. He is a staff artist at All India Radio in Chennai.