Brodha V, Indian rapper and music producer

Vighnesh Shivanand, better known by his stage name Brodha V, is an Indian rapper, songwriter, and music producer. Born in Kanchipuram, the Bengaluru-based artist started rapping at the age of 18 and took part in online rap battles on Orkut. As an independent artist, Brodha V released a mixtape called Deathpunch which had a limited release and which garnered him some attention from the hip hop fraternity and the independent music circuit in Southern India.