[3] The Ganesh–Vasanth are based on James Hadley Chase's characters, Vic Malloy and his sidekick.
The ages of the duo are assumed to be in between late twenties and early thirties with Vasanth being few years younger to Ganesh.
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.
The duo appeared as solo and together in more than 25 novels many of which listed below: Ganesh is portrayed by Jaishankar and Rajinikanth in the films Gayathri (1977) and Priya (1978) respectively.
[5][6] In the Sun TV series Ganesh–Vasanth, the titular duo are portrayed by Suresh and Vijay Adhiraj.