Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
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| Directed by | Joyce E. Bernal |
| Produced by | Jocelyn D. Bracamonte (associate) Brenda M. Bayhon (supervising) Vincent G. Del Rosario III Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus Vic Del Rosario, Jr. (executive) |
| Written by | Mel Mendoza-del Rosario (story and screenplay) |
| Starring |
Robin Padilla Regine Velasquez |
| Music by | Raul Mitra |
| Cinematography | Charley S. Peralta |
| Edited by | Joyce E. Bernal |
| Distributed by | Viva Films |
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Release date
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October 11, 2000 |
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Running time
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130 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw is a 2000 romantic comedy film by Viva Films directed by Joyce E. Bernal. The screenplay was written by Mel Mendoza-del Rosario who had written Ang Tanging Ina movie series and Catch Me, I'm In Love. The film stars Regine Velasquez as a popular singer and Robin Padilla as a car mechanic who falls in love with her.
It is the first project that Padilla and Velasquez worked together. And also the first time Padilla did a romantic comedy film since his drama action films from Viva Films.
Francine Natra (Regine Velasquez) is a popular singer enjoying the peak of her career. But due to stardom and her hectic schedules she suffers from a simple life on her own. Meanwhile, Guillermo "Gimo" Talumpati (Robin Padilla) lives his ordinary life as an auto mechanic taking care of his family and especially Ging-Ging, his sister with down syndrome. Their fates cross when a promo contest called "Date With A Star" makes Gimo the winner to take the popular Francine on a special date. But the prize date gets cut short when Francine's suitor Alex appears while Gimo was star struck to her. Feeling cheated, Gimo schemes his way to abduct the singer to be able to get to know her and carry out the prize date. Realizing what Francine was missing, living life's simple pleasures, she becomes closer to him. Being the honest person that he is, Gimo also falls in love with her. Until his sister had to go for a medical operation that needed an amount of money that their relationship went public. As a consequence Gimo can’t handle Francine's showbiz world. With her popularity and his pride, their relationship breaks off after an argument. Disappointed Francine leaves and clarifies the issue about Gimo. Days later, Francine kidnaps Gimo and asked him to marry her. He quickly realizes he has made the biggest mistake of his life by letting her go. They marry, the film concluding with a shot of Francine giving birth to their first child.
Robin's performance was praised by most critics; also the film itself received fair reviews. Film critic, Noel Vera, suggested, "the movie is actually very good." Also praising the direction of Bernal stating "that Bernal is directing; an accomplished editor, knows how to pace the film, to keep it moving along." Pilipino Star Ngayon's Salve V. Asis stated that this film’s premise was already done before yet the director translates the conflict and providing it with a good twist to be able to come up with something very original.
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