Following their debut collaboration, the gritty thriller series Storm, Hrithik Roshan led HRX Films and Prime Video have officially announced their second joint venture. Titled Mess, the upcoming film marks a significant genre shift for the partnership, moving from dark suspense into the realm of high-stakes, riotous comedy.
The project brings together an powerhouse creative team, featuring director Rajesh A Krishnan, known for his impeccable comic timing in hits like Lootcase and Crew. Produced by HRX Films in association with Krishnan’s Soda Films Lab, Mess promises to be a standout addition to Prime Video’s 2026 slate.
The partnership between Hrithik Roshan and Prime Video has already proven to be a formidable force in the digital streaming space. While Storm established HRX Films as a serious player in the thriller genre, Mess demonstrates the production house’s ambition to diversify its content library.
“We wanted to follow up Storm with something completely unexpected,” a representative from HRX Films stated. “With Mess, we are leaning into physical and situational comedy that challenges the ‘tough guy’ tropes. It’s a project that celebrates the chaos of the human mind.”
At the heart of Mess is a brilliant subversion of the home-invasion thriller. The story follows a man living with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) whose meticulously organized life is suddenly disrupted when a motley group of amateur robbers breaks into his family home.
However, the tables turn almost immediately. As the robbers attempt to navigate the house, they find themselves trapped in the protagonist’s “perfectly ordered” world. His OCD, rather than being a vulnerability, becomes a series of accidental and hilariously psychological traps. By the middle of the night, the robbers slowly realize a terrifying truth: it’s not the family that is in danger—it is them who must survive this night-long standoff against a man who cannot stand a single thing out of place.
The choice of Rajesh A Krishnan as director has excited industry insiders. Krishnan has built a reputation for finding humour in the mundane and the eccentric. His involvement, alongside his production house Soda Films Lab, ensures that Mess will maintain a sharp, satirical edge while delivering the broad laughs associated with a commercial entertainer.
Krishnan’s style often emphasizes character quirks over slapstick, making him the perfect fit for a film centered around the complexities of OCD.
The screenplay for Mess boasts a unique pedigree. The original story and screenplay were penned by American writer Paul Soter, a member of the legendary Broken Lizard comedy troupe (fame of Super Troopers). To ensure the humor resonates with the Indian cultural fabric, the adapted screenplay and sharp dialogues have been written by Kapil Sawant.
Sawant, known for his ability to weave local nuances into global formats, has reportedly transformed Soter’s high-concept premise into a quintessentially “Indian” comedy of errors. This “East-meets-West” writing collaboration is expected to give Mess a fresh, fast-paced rhythm rarely seen in domestic comedies.
For Hrithik Roshan, Mess is a strategic move to establish HRX Films as a creator-led studio that prioritizes “high-concept” over “star-power” alone. While Roshan’s involvement is currently focused on the production side, the film’s casting is expected to feature a mix of seasoned character actors and a prominent lead who can balance the physical comedy of the OCD protagonist.
By partnering with Prime Video for a second time, HRX Films is tapping into a global audience that craves innovative storytelling. Mess is being positioned as a “universal comedy,” where the themes of order versus chaos can be understood by viewers across 240 countries and territories.
Mess is shaping up to be one of the most inventive comedies of 2026. By turning a common psychological condition into the engine for a thriller-comedy standoff, Rajesh A Krishnan and Hrithik Roshan are set to deliver a film that is as smart as it is funny. When the robbers break into the wrong house this time, the “mess” they encounter will be entirely of their own making.
