1972–73 Karnataka State Film Awards
# 1972–73 Karnataka State Film Awards

The Karnataka State Film Awards 1972–73, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1972.

## Film Awards

| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Best Film | Sankalpa | P. V. Nanjaraja Urs | P. V. Nanjaraja Urs |
| Second Best Film | Naagarahaavu | N. Veeraswamy | S. R. Puttanna Kanagal |
| Third Best Film | | | |
| Fourth Best Film | Hrudaya Sangama | H. N. Muddukrishna | Rashi Brothers |

## Other Awards

| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
| - | - | - |
| Best Direction | Sankalpa | P. V. Nanjaraja Urs |
| Best Actor | Naagarahaavu | Vishnuvardhan |
| Best Actress | Naagarahaavu | Aarathi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Naagarahaavu | K. S. Ashwath |
| Best Supporting Actress | Naagarahaavu | Shubha |
| Best Child Actress | Sankalpa | Brunda |
| Best Music Direction | Sankalpa | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Best Cinematography | Sankalpa | S. Ramachandra |
| Best Editing | Sankalpa | Umesh Kulakarni |
| Best Sound Recording | Sankalpa | • Seetharam • D. Mohan Sundaram |
| Best Story Writer | Naagarahaavu | T. R. Subba Rao |
| Best Screenplay | Naagarahaavu | S. R. Puttanna Kanagal |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Naagarahaavu | Chi. Udaya Shankar |
