title: 1972–73 Karnataka State Film Awards
text: # 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 |
  