The race to R K Nagar bypoll is heating up with renowned Tamil actor Vishal now entering the poll fray. On December 2, the actor had taken to his production house's Twitter handle to announce his decision to contest the R K Nagar bypoll. Vishal had also announced that he would file his nominations on Monday. Vishal along with his family offered prayers at a temple near his residence ahead of filing nominations. He is slated to fight against AIADMK's Madhusudhanan, rebel candidate TTV Dinakaran and DMK's Marudu Ganesh.