Ganesh–Vasanth


Ganesh–Vasanth are a duo appearing in Tamil-language crime thriller novels written by Sujatha. Ganesh, introduced in the 1968 novel Nylon Kayiru, is a level-headed senior advocate who is mainly accompanied by his flirtatious young junior assistant lawyer Vasanth, introduced in the 1973 sequel Priya.

Duo pair

Ganesh is a level-headed, senior advocate while Vasanth is his flirtatious junior advocate. The Ganesh–Vasanth are based on James Hadley Chase's characters, Vic Malloy and his sidekick. Ganesh was initially assisted by a female assistant Niraja, but later on he was paired with Vasanth. The exact ages of Ganesh and Vasanth were not mentioned by the author. The ages of the duo are assumed to be in between late twenties and early thirties with Vasanth being few years younger to Ganesh. The marital status of the duo was also not mentioned in any of the novels. According to the last few interviews of the author in the early 2000s, Vasanth is still an eligible bachelor searching for a suitable bride for himself.
Ganesh is portrayed as a serious person while Vasanth is a jolly, social, yet intelligent man who lives as right-hand man to his boss Ganesh. Vasanth loves to flirt with women, trying to impress them, and he cracks adult jokes especially the famous mysterious and untold adult joke 'Mexico Salavaikkaari', much against the likes of his senior. He is also shown as a brave guy who involves himself in dangerous stunts on his boss' instructions.

Works

The duo appeared as solo and together in more than 25 novels many of which listed below:

Novels

  1. Nylon Kayiru – Ganesh in solo
  2. Gayathri
  3. Priya
  4. Kolaiyuthir Kaalam
  5. Aah
  6. Pesum Bommaigal
  7. Ithan Peyarum Kolai
  8. Vasanth! Vasanth!
  9. Marupadiyum Ganesh
  10. Marina
  11. Nirvana Nagaram
  12. Kolai Arangam
  13. Iynthavathu Athiyayam
  14. Aayirathil Iruvar
  15. Nillungal Rajavae
  16. Yedhaiyum Orumurai
  17. Odaathe!
  18. Megathai Thurathiyavan – Vasanth in solo
  19. Maerkae Oru Kutram
  20. ''Silviya''

Short stories

  1. "Maya"
  2. "Maelum Oru Kutram"
  3. "Meendum Oru Kutram"
  4. "Vidhi"
  5. "Paathi Rajiyam" – Ganesh in solo
  6. "Oru Vibathin Anatomy" – Ganesh in solo
  7. "Malai Maaligai"
  8. "Modhamal Oru Nalum Irukka Vendam"
  9. "Vibareetha Kotpadu"

In other media

Ganesh is portrayed by Jaishankar and Rajinikanth in the films Gayathri and Priya respectively. In the Sun TV series Ganesh–Vasanth, the titular duo are portrayed by Suresh and Vijay Adhiraj. In the episode "Ganesh Vasanth" of the Star Vijay series Vijay Chithiram, the duo are portrayed by Vijay Adhiraj and Amit Kumar.