Mucheettukalikkarante Makal

Mucheettukalikkarante Makal (The Card Sharper's Daughter) is a novel by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer published in 1951. Written in the colloquial tongue and filled with exceptional humour, the novel remains a best setller in Malayalam literature.^[1][2]

Plot summary

Ottakkannan Pokker barely ekes out a living as a card sharper. His daughter Sainaba 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 Sainaba and Mandan Muthappa and ends with how Mandan Muthappa defeated Ottakkannan Pokker in the card game.

References

1. "Basheer had a prophetic vision". The Hindu. January 20, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2013
2. Satchidanandan (February 2008). "Sultan of story: A birth centenary tribute to Vaikom Mohammed Basheer who picked up his tales from life's poetry". Frontline 25 (2). Retrieved June 3, 2013.
3. "The timeless magic of Basheer". The Hindu (Hindu.com). September 24, 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2013.