Mucheettukalikkarante Makal (The Card Sharper's Daughter) is a novel byVaikom Muhammad Basheer published in 1951. Written in the colloquial tongue and filled with exceptional humour, the novel remains a best seller inMalayalam literature.[1][2]
Ottakkannan Pokker barely ekes out a living as acard sharper. His daughter Zainaba runs a small tea shop in the market place. She falls in love with Mandan Muthappa. Pokker objects this relationship because he hoped for a better son-in-law.[3] The story develops with love between Zainaba and Mandan Muthappa and ends with how Mandan Muthappa defeated Ottakkannan Pokker in the card game.
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