Twakka Tukka Returns | |
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Also known as | ट्वाक्क टुक्का रेतुर्न्स and TTR |
Genre | Comedy |
Starring | Dinesh D.C. Gopal Dhakal Janak Khadka Mahadev Tripathi |
Opening theme | Farke yo Twakka Tukka |
Ending theme | Farke yo Twakka Tukka |
Country of origin | Nepal |
Original language | Nepali |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Production location | Nepal |
Running time | 17 minutes to 45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Kantipur Television |
Release | 24 October 2016 |
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The program is based on the original comedy series Twakka Tukka popular in 1990s aired by the Nepal Television.
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