<P> 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 seller in Malayalam literature . </P> <P> 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 . The story develops with love between Sainaba and Mandan Muthappa and ends with how Mandan Muthappa defeated Ottakkannan Pokker in the card game . </P>

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