Tu Tu Main Main

Tu Tu Main Main (transl. Squabble) is an Indian television sitcom which originally aired on DD Metro and later StarPlus directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar.^[1][2] The series first premiered on DD Metro in 1994 till 1996 before it moved to StarPlus and the series went on to become the first show to launch the STAR Plus Hindi Band in October 1996.^[3]

Tu Tu Main Main
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Nirja Guleri
Written by	Sajeev Kapoor
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Starring	See below
Theme music composer	Gaurishankar Sharma
Opening theme	"Tu Tu Main Main" by Sachin Pilgaonkar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	169
Production
Executive producers	Shrey Guleri Sahil Guleri
Producer	Nirja Guleri
Cinematography	Randev Bhaduri
Running time	24 minutes
Production company	Prime Channel
Original release
Network	DD Metro (1994–1995) StarPlus (1996–2000)
Release	26 July 1994 (1994-07-26) – 9 October 2000 (2000-10-09)
Related
Kadvee Khattee Meethi

A sequel series with same themes and extended cast, also directed by Sachin. Kadvee Khattee Meethi aired on Star One in 2006.^[4]

Plot

The story is about the arguments, love and hate between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law.^[5][6] The male lead does a balancing act between mother and wife.

Cast

Main

• Reema Lagoo as
  • Devki Gopal Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Yashoda Gopal Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as
  • Radha Ravi Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Rukmini Sooraj Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Mahesh Thakur as
  • Ravi Gopal Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Sooraj Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Kuldeep Pawar as
  • Gopal Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Govind Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Ali Asgar as Karan Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Sucheta Khanna as Madhu Karan Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Swapnil Joshi as Arjun Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)

Recurring

• Bhavna Balsavar as Roopa Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
• Shammi as Saasu Ma, Roopa's mother-in-law (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
• Nayantara as Padma Maasi (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
• Jayati Bhatia as
  • Kumud (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main) - replaced Medha Jambotakar
  • Kusum (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Sachin Pilgaonkar as
  • Chandan (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Jinni (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Nirmiti Sawant as Prema Buaji (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
• Rekha Rao as various characters (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main, Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Vijay Patkar as various characters (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main, Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Sudhir as various characters (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)

Guest appearance

• Shubha Khote as Buaji, Gopal's paternal Aunt
• Surbhi Tiwari as Twins
• Rita Bhaduri as Radha's mom
• Resham Tipnis as Guddie
• Sudha Chandran as Sudha: the Dancer
• Rishabh Shukla as Kishan (Lord Krishna)
• Nayana Apte as Kalpana Mausi
• Anirudh Agarwal as Dracula Navela
• Seema Shinde as various characters.
• Suchita Trivedi
• Grusha Kapoor
• Laxmikant Berde
• Rakesh Bedi
• Ashok Saraf
• Neelam Mehra
• Dinesh Hingoo
• Liliput
• Bharati Achrekar

See also

• List of Hindi comedy shows