Rathika is so attentive in her game that she impressed Bigg Boss by winning an impossible memory task. This allowed her to be in contention for the first Powerastra of Bigg Boss. However, the majority of the contestants voted against her to be a part of the Powerastra competition.
Rathika was given the tag of 'Lady Luck' by Pallavi Prashanth on the first day of Bigg Boss. Later, they became good friends, and Pallavi Prashanth was seen most of the time with Rathika in Bigg Boss House.
Rathika has become the contestant who got nominated for the week with the highest number of votes. Rathika got more than 4 votes in the nominations and it made her join the nominations board for the week.
Rathika befriended Shivaji from day 1 of Bigg Boss, and even she admitted her equation with Shivaji is like a 'Big Brother in the Bigg Boss House. Rathika was seen taking advice from Shivaji on many occasions.
Shivaji's comments on Rathika's friendship with Prince and Pallavi Prashanth during the weekend haven't gone well with Rathika. She had a confrontation with Shivaji regarding his comments and it brought the gap between these two contestants.
Rathika's 'Buffoons' comment triggered her teammates in the Maha-astra task. She is in the Team Mahabali along with Damini, Subhashree, Gautam, Teja, and Pallavi Prashanth. The lack of coordination and the camaraderie in her team made Rathika to call their teammates as Buffoons.
In the third week of Bigg Boss, the friendship blossomed between Prince Yawar and Rathika. Prince Yawar fed Rathika with his hands and they both had the food on the same plate. This friendship has grabbed the attention of Host Nagarjuna and the audience too.
Rathika started her Bigg Boss journey with the friendship of Pallavi Prashanth. But, in three weeks, the relationship between these two has changed a lot. Rathika was seen arguing with Pallavi Prashanth for using objectionable language against her. For this, Rathika got an apology from Pallavi Prashanth and a promise to maintain distance from her in the Bigg Boss House.