Anandathandavapuram is a village in Mayiladuthurai taluk, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

From this village there are direct trains to Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Vaitheeswaran Temple etc.

The village is famous for Panchavateeswarar Shiva Temple[1] Ananda thandavam means Dance of Bliss.

Apart from the temples and the Railway Station they have a POST OFFICE, GOVT SCHOOL, PHARMACY with DOCTOR Consultation and GROCERIES shop at Anna statue street The great Carnatic composer and lyricist Sri Gopalakrishna Bharathi lived in this village for most of his life.

As a tribute to this great man, a music festival in the name of Gopala Krishna Bharathi is conducted in this village annually when renowned musicians from all over the country like Sudha Raghunathan, Sanjay Subramanian come to this village and render wonderful performances on Sri Gopala Krishna Bharathi's creations.